Andhra Pradesh

ఆంధ్ర ధ్రదేశ్

State of India

Montage of Andhra Pradesh

Clockwise from top left: Vijayawada city view, Araku Valley, Visakhapatnam
Port view, Godavari Arch Bridge (Rajahmundry), Tirumala temple (Tirupati), Dolphin's
Nose mountain and the Bay of Bengal at Visakhapatnam.

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Nickname(s): Rice Bowl of India,[1]

Egg bowl of Asia[2]
 Location of Andhra Pradesh (marked in red) in India

Coordinates: 16.50°N 80.64°ECoordinates: 16.50°N 80.64°E

Country India
Region South India

Established 1 October 1953; 61 years ago (first

established)[3]
1 November 1956; 58 years ago (re-
organised for 1st time).
2 June 2014; 11 months ago (re-organised
for 2nd time)[4]

Capital city Hyderabad (De jure - 2024)

Amaravati
Largest city Visakhapatnam
Districts 13

Government
• Governor E. S. L. Narasimhan
• Chief Minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu(TDP)
• Legislature Bicameral (175 + 58 seats)
• Lok sabha 25
constituencies
• High Court High Court of Judicature at Hyderabad

Area†
• Total 160,205 km2(61,855 sq mi)
Area rank 8th

Population (2011)[5]
• Total 49,386,799
• Rank 10th
• Density 308/km2 (800/sq mi)

Demonym Andhrite

Time zone IST (UTC+05:30)

UN/LOCODE AP
Vehicle AP
registration
Coastline 972 kilometres (604 mi)

Literacy Rate 67.41%[6]

Official Telugu[7]
language

Website AP State Portal

^† The Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014 states that Hyderabad is joint
capital of both Telangana and Andhra Pradesh states for a period of time not
exceeding 10 years. A new capital is planned to be developed
between Guntur and Vijaywada.[8]

Symbols of Andhra Pradesh

Emblem Poorna kumbham

Language Telugu
Song Maa Telugu Talliki
Dance Kuchipudi
Animal Krishna Jinka
Bird Paala Pitta
Flower Neeti Kaluva
Fruit Maamidi Kaaya
Tree Vepa Chettu
River Godavari, Krishna, Pennaand Thungabhadra
Sport Kabbaddi