East Godavari District (Telugu: తూర్పు గోదావరి జిల్లా) (often abbreviated as E.G.Dist, E.G.Dt) is a district situated on the northeast of the state of Andhra Pradesh, India.In Madras Presidency,The district of Rajahmundry was created in 1823.The rajahmundry district was reorganized in 1859 into two - the Godavari and Krishna districts.Godavari district was further bifurcated into East and West Godavari districts in 1925.Its district headquarters is in Kakinada. It is the most populous district of Andhra Pradesh (out of 23).. It was formed in 1925 when the old Godavari district was divided into west and east. In 1959 the Bhadrachalam Revenue Division, consisting of Bhadrachalam and Nuguru Venkatapuram Taluks of East Godavari district were merged into the Khammam district for geographical contiguity and administrative viability. The district is bounded on the north by Visakhapatnam District, on the northwest by Khammam District, on the east and south by the Bay of Bengal and on the west by West Godavari District. The small enclave (12 sq mi (30 km²)) of the Yanam district of Pondicherry state lies within this district. Rajahmundry and Kakinada are the two large cities in the Godavari districts.
Rajahmundry or Rajamahendri (Telugu: రాజమండ్రి or రాజమహేంద్రి) is one of the oldest cities in India and the fourth largest by areaand eighth most populace city (1 million) in Andhra Pradesh and the first municipal corporation in the Godavari district's. It is Known as the Cultural capital' of Andhra Pradesh as well as a business hub of coastal Andhra, especially in IT. Another city located in the district,During British rule Rajahmundry is the headquarters for Godavari district and in 1823 Rajahmundry is also a district. Kakinada is an educational hub and a rapid growing city in Coastal Andhra. Both the West and East Godavari districts are known as the rice bowl of Andhra Pradesh with lush paddy fields and coconut groves.
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