page_title: Coastal Andhra
section_title: Cities and towns
hierarchical_section_title: Coastal Andhra / Cities and towns
caption_attribution_description: English: Vijayawada landscape
context_page_description: Coastal Andhra is a region in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India. It was part of Madras State before 1953 and Andhra State from 1953 to 1956. According to the 2011 census, it has an area of 95,442 square kilometres which is 57.99% of the total state area and a population of 34,193,868 which is 69.20% of Andhra Pradesh state population. This area includes the coastal districts of Andhra Pradesh on the Coromandel Coast between the Eastern Ghats and the Bay of Bengal, from the northern border with Odisha to Pulicat lake in the South.
  Coastal Andhra has rich agricultural land, owing to the delta of the Godavari Krishna river and Penna. The prosperity of Coastal Andhra can be attributed to its rich agricultural land and an abundant water supply from these three rivers. Rice grown in paddy fields is the main crop, with pulses and coconuts also being important. The fishing industry is also important to the region.
context_section_description: Visakhapatnam, Rajamahendravaram, Kakinada, Vijayawada, Guntur, are popular cities in this region The other Major cities of this region are Eluru, Tenali, Nellore, Ongole,. Also other major towns in the region are Vizianagaram, Srikakulam, Tadepalligudem, Bhimavaram, Amalapuram, Machilipatnam, Gudivada, Palakollu, Narasapuram, Gudur, Kavali, Narasaraopeta, Bobbili, Chilakaluripet, Kandukur, Chirala
caption: Overview of Vijayawada city
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