Coastal Andhra - List of Cities in The Region

List of Cities in The Region

• Visakhapatnam also termed as the "City of Destiny" is the most populous city and is the industrial centre of coastal Andhra. It contains the Eastern Naval Command headquarters, Hindustan shipyard, Dockyards, Vizag Steel Plant, and the Hindustan Petroleum refinery. It has a cosmopolitan culture and many educational institutes, including Andhra University. Vizag, as it is colloquially called, is also a tourist place of Andhra Pradesh. It is also the city with the highest GDP (as of 2008) of Rs.6698 crores, compared to Rs.5726 crores of Vijayawada, the second richest city of this region. Visakhapatnam port is an important harbour for the region. The district is endowed with picturesque places, hill stations like Aruku Valley, Borra Caves, Paderu and Sileru, and beaches like RK, Bhimili, Rishi Konda, Yarada and Kailasagiri Hill
• Vijayawada, the second largest city, is situated on the banks of the River Krishna. It is the cultural, historic, and commercial centre. It is also one of the major educational hubs of India and a bustling business trading place. Vijayawada is a transportation hub for both Rail and Road networks connecting south and north India.
• Rajahmundry,the third largest city is one of the largest cities in the Andhra Pradesh and a municipal corporation in the East Godavari district. Located on the banks of the River Godavari, it is a major business center. It is known as the Cultural Capital of Andhra Pradesh, since it has a rich cultural past.It is also known as the Agricultural Capital of Andhra Pradesh
• Kakinada is one of the largest cities in the region and a municipal corporation in East Godavari district. It is one of the major educational and industrial centre in the Coastal Andhra. This city is the most well planned city in Asia after Chandigarh. It is a serene city which also called a Pensioner's Paradise. It is well known for the recent investments made in the Petrol, chemical and Petrochemical sectors. It is also called Fertilizer City. Kakinada is fourth largest City in Andhra Pradesh(area wise).
• Guntur is one of the largest cities in the region and a municipal corporation and a major centre of learning. It is the heart of the tobacco, chilli, and cotton industries, a major business district and a textile hub. . It also has many ancient sites nearby.
• Nellore is a younger city in the region. Nellore is famous for its production of mica (gudur), lemon (gudur) and agricultural products such as rice. It is also famous for Aqua culture, hence called as Aquaculture capital of India..
• Ongole is the youngest city in the region. The major production of Ongole is Patty, Millet, Maize, Greengram, Blackgram, Turmeric, Tobacco, Groundnut, Chillies, Cotton. The major minerals in this region are late stone, granite (Cheemakurthy). It is also famous for zebu breed of oxen, Hence the breed was named after Ongole as 'Ongolu Gitta'.

Other major towns in the region are; Kavali, Amalapuram, Bhimavaram, Chirala, Eluru, Gudivada, Machilipatnam, Narasaraopet, chilakaluripet, Markapur, Chirala, Narsapuram, Palasa, Srikakulam, Tadepalligudem, Tanuku, Tenali, Bapatla Vizianagaram and Tuni.