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</div> </a> <ul id="toc-Education-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Media" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Media"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 10 Media </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Media-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Sports" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Sports"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 11 Sports </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Sports-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Awards" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Awards"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 12 Awards </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Awards-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Notable_people" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Notable_people"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 13 Notable people </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Notable_people-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-See_also" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#See_also"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 14 See also </div> </a> <ul id="toc-See_also-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-References" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#References"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 15 References </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-References-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> Toggle References subsection </button> <ul id="toc-References-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Notes" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Notes"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 15.1 Notes </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Notes-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Citations" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a 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Available in 75 languages" > <label id="p-lang-btn-label" for="p-lang-btn-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--action-progressive mw-portlet-lang-heading-75" aria-hidden="true" > 75 languages </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-af mw-list-item"><a href="https://af.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vijayawada" title="Vijayawada – Afrikaans" lang="af" hreflang="af" data-title="Vijayawada" data-language-autonym="Afrikaans" data-language-local-name="Afrikaans" class="interlanguage-link-target">Afrikaans</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ar mw-list-item"><a href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%81%D9%8A%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%8A%D8%A7%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%AF%D8%A7" title="فيجاياوادا – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="فيجاياوادا" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target">العربية</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-azb mw-list-item"><a href="https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%88%DB%8C%D8%AC%DB%8C%D8%A7%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%AF%D8%A7" title="ویجیاوادا – South Azerbaijani" lang="azb" hreflang="azb" data-title="ویجیاوادا" data-language-autonym="تۆرکجه" data-language-local-name="South Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target">تۆرکجه</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bn mw-list-item"><a href="https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BC%E0%A6%93%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A1%E0%A6%BC%E0%A6%BE" title="বিজয়ওয়াড়া – Bangla" lang="bn" hreflang="bn" data-title="বিজয়ওয়াড়া" data-language-autonym="বাংলা" data-language-local-name="Bangla" class="interlanguage-link-target">বাংলা</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-min-nan mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh-min-nan.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vijayawada" title="Vijayawada – Minnan" lang="nan" hreflang="nan" data-title="Vijayawada" data-language-autonym="閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú" data-language-local-name="Minnan" class="interlanguage-link-target">閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D1%96%D0%B4%D0%B6%D0%B0%D1%8F%D0%B2%D0%B0%D0%B4%D0%B0" title="Віджаявада – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Віджаявада" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Беларуская</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bh mw-list-item"><a href="https://bh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A1%E0%A4%BC%E0%A4%BE" title="विजयवाड़ा – Bhojpuri" lang="bh" hreflang="bh" data-title="विजयवाड़ा" data-language-autonym="भोजपुरी" data-language-local-name="Bhojpuri" class="interlanguage-link-target">भोजपुरी</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-br mw-list-item"><a href="https://br.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vijayawada" title="Vijayawada – Breton" lang="br" hreflang="br" data-title="Vijayawada" data-language-autonym="Brezhoneg" data-language-local-name="Breton" class="interlanguage-link-target">Brezhoneg</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vijayawada" title="Vijayawada – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Vijayawada" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target">Català</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ceb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ceb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vijayaw%C4%81da" title="Vijayawāda – Cebuano" lang="ceb" hreflang="ceb" data-title="Vijayawāda" data-language-autonym="Cebuano" data-language-local-name="Cebuano" class="interlanguage-link-target">Cebuano</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vid%C5%BEajav%C3%A1da" title="Vidžajaváda – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Vidžajaváda" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target">Čeština</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vijayawada" title="Vijayawada – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Vijayawada" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target">Dansk</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vijayawada" title="Vijayawada – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Vijayawada" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target">Deutsch</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vijayaw%C4%81da" title="Vijayawāda – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Vijayawāda" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Eesti</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%92%CE%B9%CF%84%CE%B6%CE%B1%CE%B3%CE%B9%CE%B1%CE%B2%CE%AC%CE%BD%CF%84%CE%B1" title="Βιτζαγιαβάντα – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Βιτζαγιαβάντα" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target">Ελληνικά</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vijayawada" title="Vijayawada – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Vijayawada" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target">Español</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vi%C4%9Dajavado" title="Viĝajavado – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Viĝajavado" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target">Esperanto</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vijayawada" title="Vijayawada – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Vijayawada" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target">Euskara</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%88%DB%8C%D8%AC%DB%8C%D8%A7%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%AF%D8%A7" title="ویجیاوادا – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="ویجیاوادا" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target">فارسی</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vijayawada" title="Vijayawada – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Vijayawada" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target">Français</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gu mw-list-item"><a href="https://gu.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AA%B5%E0%AA%BF%E0%AA%9C%E0%AA%AF%E0%AA%B5%E0%AA%BE%E0%AA%A1%E0%AA%BE" title="વિજયવાડા – Gujarati" lang="gu" hreflang="gu" data-title="વિજયવાડા" data-language-autonym="ગુજરાતી" data-language-local-name="Gujarati" class="interlanguage-link-target">ગુજરાતી</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EB%B9%84%EC%9E%90%EC%95%BC%EC%99%80%EB%8B%A4" title="비자야와다 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="비자야와다" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target">한국어</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D5%8E%D5%AB%D5%BB%D5%A1%D5%B5%D5%A1%D5%BE%D5%A1%D5%A4%D5%A1" title="Վիջայավադա – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Վիջայավադա" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Հայերեն</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A1%E0%A4%BC%E0%A4%BE" title="विजयवाड़ा – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="विजयवाड़ा" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target">हिन्दी</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bpy mw-list-item"><a href="https://bpy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A7%B1%E0%A6%A6%E0%A6%BE" title="বিজয়াৱদা – Bishnupriya" lang="bpy" hreflang="bpy" data-title="বিজয়াৱদা" data-language-autonym="বিষ্ণুপ্রিয়া মণিপুরী" data-language-local-name="Bishnupriya" class="interlanguage-link-target">বিষ্ণুপ্রিয়া মণিপুরী</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vijayawada" title="Vijayawada – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Vijayawada" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Bahasa Indonesia</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vijayawada" title="Vijayawada – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Vijayawada" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Italiano</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%95%D7%99%D7%92%27%D7%99%D7%90%D7%95%D7%95%D7%90%D7%93%D7%94" title="ויג'יאוואדה – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="ויג'יאוואדה" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target">עברית</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kn mw-list-item"><a href="https://kn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B2%B5%E0%B2%BF%E0%B2%9C%E0%B2%AF%E0%B2%B5%E0%B2%BE%E0%B2%A1" title="ವಿಜಯವಾಡ – Kannada" lang="kn" hreflang="kn" data-title="ವಿಜಯವಾಡ" data-language-autonym="ಕನ್ನಡ" data-language-local-name="Kannada" class="interlanguage-link-target">ಕನ್ನಡ</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pam mw-list-item"><a href="https://pam.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vijayawada" title="Vijayawada – Pampanga" lang="pam" hreflang="pam" data-title="Vijayawada" data-language-autonym="Kapampangan" data-language-local-name="Pampanga" class="interlanguage-link-target">Kapampangan</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a href="https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%95%E1%83%98%E1%83%AF%E1%83%90%E1%83%98%E1%83%90%E1%83%95%E1%83%90%E1%83%93%E1%83%90" title="ვიჯაიავადა – Georgian" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="ვიჯაიავადა" data-language-autonym="ქართული" data-language-local-name="Georgian" class="interlanguage-link-target">ქართული</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lld mw-list-item"><a href="https://lld.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vijayawada" title="Vijayawada – Ladin" lang="lld" hreflang="lld" data-title="Vijayawada" data-language-autonym="Ladin" data-language-local-name="Ladin" class="interlanguage-link-target">Ladin</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vid%C5%BEajav%C4%81da" title="Vidžajavāda – Latvian" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="Vidžajavāda" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="Latvian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Latviešu</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vid%C5%BEajavada" title="Vidžajavada – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Vidžajavada" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Lietuvių</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vidzsajav%C3%A1d%C3%A1" title="Vidzsajavádá – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Vidzsajavádá" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Magyar</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mai mw-list-item"><a href="https://mai.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A1%E0%A4%BC%E0%A4%BE" title="विजयवाड़ा – Maithili" lang="mai" hreflang="mai" data-title="विजयवाड़ा" data-language-autonym="मैथिली" data-language-local-name="Maithili" class="interlanguage-link-target">मैथिली</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mg mw-list-item"><a href="https://mg.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vijayawada" title="Vijayawada – Malagasy" lang="mg" hreflang="mg" data-title="Vijayawada" data-language-autonym="Malagasy" data-language-local-name="Malagasy" class="interlanguage-link-target">Malagasy</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ml mw-list-item"><a href="https://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B4%B5%E0%B4%BF%E0%B4%9C%E0%B4%AF%E0%B4%B5%E0%B4%BE%E0%B4%A1" title="വിജയവാഡ – Malayalam" lang="ml" hreflang="ml" data-title="വിജയവാഡ" data-language-autonym="മലയാളം" data-language-local-name="Malayalam" class="interlanguage-link-target">മലയാളം</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mr mw-list-item"><a href="https://mr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A1%E0%A4%BE" title="विजयवाडा – Marathi" lang="mr" hreflang="mr" data-title="विजयवाडा" data-language-autonym="मराठी" data-language-local-name="Marathi" class="interlanguage-link-target">मराठी</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-xmf mw-list-item"><a href="https://xmf.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%95%E1%83%98%E1%83%AF%E1%83%90%E1%83%98%E1%83%90%E1%83%95%E1%83%90%E1%83%93%E1%83%90" title="ვიჯაიავადა – Mingrelian" lang="xmf" hreflang="xmf" data-title="ვიჯაიავადა" data-language-autonym="მარგალური" data-language-local-name="Mingrelian" class="interlanguage-link-target">მარგალური</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vijayawada" title="Vijayawada – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Vijayawada" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target">Bahasa Melayu</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vijayawada" title="Vijayawada – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Vijayawada" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target">Nederlands</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ne mw-list-item"><a href="https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A1%E0%A4%BE" title="विजयवाडा – Nepali" lang="ne" hreflang="ne" data-title="विजयवाडा" data-language-autonym="नेपाली" data-language-local-name="Nepali" class="interlanguage-link-target">नेपाली</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-new mw-list-item"><a href="https://new.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A1%E0%A4%BE" title="विजयवाडा – Newari" lang="new" hreflang="new" data-title="विजयवाडा" data-language-autonym="नेपाल भाषा" data-language-local-name="Newari" class="interlanguage-link-target">नेपाल भाषा</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A3%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A3%E3%83%A4%E3%83%AF%E3%83%BC%E3%83%80" title="ヴィジャヤワーダ – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="ヴィジャヤワーダ" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target">日本語</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ce mw-list-item"><a href="https://ce.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B6%D0%B0%D1%8F%D0%B2%D0%B0%D0%B4%D0%B0" title="Виджаявада – Chechen" lang="ce" hreflang="ce" data-title="Виджаявада" data-language-autonym="Нохчийн" data-language-local-name="Chechen" class="interlanguage-link-target">Нохчийн</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vijayawada" title="Vijayawada – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Vijayawada" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target">Norsk bokmål</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-oc mw-list-item"><a href="https://oc.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vijayawada" title="Vijayawada – Occitan" lang="oc" hreflang="oc" data-title="Vijayawada" data-language-autonym="Occitan" data-language-local-name="Occitan" class="interlanguage-link-target">Occitan</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-or mw-list-item"><a href="https://or.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AC%AC%E0%AC%BF%E0%AC%9C%E0%AD%9F%E0%AD%B1%E0%AC%BE%E0%AC%A1%E0%AC%BC%E0%AC%BE" title="ବିଜୟୱାଡ଼ା – Odia" lang="or" hreflang="or" data-title="ବିଜୟୱାଡ଼ା" data-language-autonym="ଓଡ଼ିଆ" data-language-local-name="Odia" class="interlanguage-link-target">ଓଡ଼ିଆ</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uz mw-list-item"><a href="https://uz.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vijayavada" title="Vijayavada – Uzbek" lang="uz" hreflang="uz" data-title="Vijayavada" data-language-autonym="Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча" data-language-local-name="Uzbek" class="interlanguage-link-target">Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pa mw-list-item"><a href="https://pa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A8%B5%E0%A8%BF%E0%A8%9C%E0%A9%88%E0%A8%B5%E0%A8%BE%E0%A9%9C%E0%A8%BE" title="ਵਿਜੈਵਾੜਾ – Punjabi" lang="pa" hreflang="pa" data-title="ਵਿਜੈਵਾੜਾ" data-language-autonym="ਪੰਜਾਬੀ" data-language-local-name="Punjabi" class="interlanguage-link-target">ਪੰਜਾਬੀ</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pnb mw-list-item"><a href="https://pnb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%88%D8%AC%D8%A6%DB%92_%D9%88%D8%A7%DA%91%DB%81" title="وجئے واڑہ – Western Punjabi" lang="pnb" hreflang="pnb" data-title="وجئے واڑہ" data-language-autonym="پنجابی" data-language-local-name="Western Punjabi" class="interlanguage-link-target">پنجابی</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ps mw-list-item"><a href="https://ps.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%88%D9%8A%D8%AC%DB%8C%D9%88%D8%A7%DA%89%D8%A7" title="ويجیواډا – Pashto" lang="ps" hreflang="ps" data-title="ويجیواډا" data-language-autonym="پښتو" data-language-local-name="Pashto" class="interlanguage-link-target">پښتو</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wid%C5%BAajawada" title="Widźajawada – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Widźajawada" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target">Polski</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vijayawada" title="Vijayawada – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Vijayawada" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target">Português</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vijayawada" title="Vijayawada – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Vijayawada" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Română</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B6%D0%B0%D1%8F%D0%B2%D0%B0%D0%B4%D0%B0" title="Виджаявада – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Виджаявада" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Русский</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sa mw-list-item"><a href="https://sa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A1%E0%A4%BE" title="विजयवाडा – Sanskrit" lang="sa" hreflang="sa" data-title="विजयवाडा" data-language-autonym="संस्कृतम्" data-language-local-name="Sanskrit" class="interlanguage-link-target">संस्कृतम्</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sat mw-list-item"><a href="https://sat.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%B1%B5%E1%B1%A4%E1%B1%A1%E1%B1%9A%E1%B1%AD%E1%B1%A3%E1%B1%9F%E1%B1%B0%E1%B1%9F" title="ᱵᱤᱡᱚᱭᱣᱟᱰᱟ – Santali" lang="sat" hreflang="sat" data-title="ᱵᱤᱡᱚᱭᱣᱟᱰᱟ" data-language-autonym="ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲᱤ" data-language-local-name="Santali" class="interlanguage-link-target">ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲᱤ</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vijayawada" title="Vijayawada – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="Vijayawada" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target">Simple English</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sr mw-list-item"><a href="https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D0%B8%D1%9F%D0%B0%D1%98%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%B0%D0%B4%D0%B0" title="Виџајавада – Serbian" lang="sr" hreflang="sr" data-title="Виџајавада" data-language-autonym="Српски / srpski" data-language-local-name="Serbian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Српски / srpski</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi mw-list-item"><a href="https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vijayawada" title="Vijayawada – Finnish" lang="fi" hreflang="fi" data-title="Vijayawada" data-language-autonym="Suomi" data-language-local-name="Finnish" class="interlanguage-link-target">Suomi</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item"><a href="https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vijayawada" title="Vijayawada – Swedish" lang="sv" hreflang="sv" data-title="Vijayawada" data-language-autonym="Svenska" data-language-local-name="Swedish" class="interlanguage-link-target">Svenska</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tl badge-Q70893996 mw-list-item" title=""><a href="https://tl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vijayawada" title="Vijayawada – Tagalog" lang="tl" hreflang="tl" data-title="Vijayawada" data-language-autonym="Tagalog" data-language-local-name="Tagalog" class="interlanguage-link-target">Tagalog</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ta mw-list-item"><a href="https://ta.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%9A%E0%AE%AF%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%9F%E0%AE%BE" title="விசயவாடா – Tamil" lang="ta" hreflang="ta" data-title="விசயவாடா" data-language-autonym="தமிழ்" data-language-local-name="Tamil" class="interlanguage-link-target">தமிழ்</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tt mw-list-item"><a href="https://tt.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B6%D0%B0%D1%8F%D0%B2%D0%B0%D0%B4%D0%B0" title="Виджаявада – Tatar" lang="tt" hreflang="tt" data-title="Виджаявада" data-language-autonym="Татарча / tatarça" data-language-local-name="Tatar" class="interlanguage-link-target">Татарча / tatarça</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link 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title="Undavalli Caves">Undavalli Caves</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kanaka_Durga_Temple" title="Kanaka Durga Temple">Kanaka Durga Temple</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gandhi_Hill,_Vijayawada" title="Gandhi Hill, Vijayawada">Gandhi Smaraka Stupam</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Bapu_Museum,_Vijayawada" title="Bapu Museum, Vijayawada">Bapu Museum</a></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">Etymology: The Place of Victory</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">Nickname: <div class="ib-settlement-nickname nickname">City of Victory</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><a class="mw-kartographer-map notheme mw-kartographer-container center" style="width: 250px; height: 180px;" data-mw-kartographer="mapframe" data-style="osm-intl" data-width="250" data-height="180" data-zoom="12" data-overlays="["_3fdeec8587b36c60bc13c5a5ae1d73013cb87248"]"><img 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class="mergedbottomrow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">Coordinates: <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Vijayawada&params=16.5193_N_80.6305_E_type:city_region:IN-AP">16°31′09″N 80°37′50″E / 16.5193°N 80.6305°E / 16.5193; 80.6305</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Country</th><td class="infobox-data"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/23px-Flag_of_India.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" 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districts of India">District</a></th><td class="infobox-data"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/NTR_district" title="NTR district">NTR</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Krishna_district" title="Krishna district">Krishna</a></li></ul> </td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Incorporated (Municipality)</th><td class="infobox-data">1 April 1888</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Incorporated (Corporation)</th><td class="infobox-data">6 June 1981</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Government<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Type</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Municipal_Corporations_in_India" class="mw-redirect" title="Municipal Corporations in India">Municipal Corporation</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Body</th><td class="infobox-data agent"><style 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href="/wiki/Municipal_Commissioner_(India)" class="mw-redirect" title="Municipal Commissioner (India)">Municipal Commissioner</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Dhyanachandra H M, I.A.S</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • <a href="/wiki/Member_of_Parliament,_Lok_Sabha" title="Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha">Member of Parliament</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Kesineni_Chinni" title="Kesineni Chinni">Kesineni Chinni</a> <a href="/wiki/Telugu_Desam_Party" title="Telugu Desam Party">(TDP)</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • <a href="/wiki/Andhra_Pradesh_Legislative_Assembly" title="Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly">Member of the Legislative Assembly</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><a href="/wiki/Bonda_Umamaheswara_Rao" title="Bonda Umamaheswara Rao">Bonda Umamaheswara Rao</a> <a href="/wiki/Telugu_Desam_Party" title="Telugu Desam Party">(TDP)</a> <a href="/wiki/Vijayawada_Central_Assembly_constituency" title="Vijayawada Central Assembly constituency">Vijayawada Central</a>, <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Gadde_Ramamohan" class="mw-redirect" title="Gadde Ramamohan">Gadde Ramamohan</a> <a href="/wiki/Telugu_Desam_Party" title="Telugu Desam Party">(TDP)</a> <a href="/wiki/Vijayawada_East_Assembly_constituency" title="Vijayawada East Assembly constituency">Vijayawada East</a>,</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sujana_Chowdary" title="Sujana Chowdary">Sujana Chowdary</a> <a href="/wiki/Bharatiya_Janatha_Party" class="mw-redirect" title="Bharatiya Janatha Party">(BJP)</a> <a href="/wiki/Vijayawada_West_Assembly_constituency" title="Vijayawada West Assembly constituency">Vijayawada West</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Area<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Urban<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><a href="#cite_note-censusindia.gov.in-1">[1]</a></div></th><td class="infobox-data">283.58 km2 (109.49 sq mi)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Metro<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><a href="#cite_note-Area_of_Metropolitan-2">[2]</a></div></th><td class="infobox-data">8,603.32 km2 (3,321.76 sq mi)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • City</th><td class="infobox-data">61.88 km2 (23.89 sq mi)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Elevation<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th><td class="infobox-data">11 m (36 ft)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Population<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Rank</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/List_of_cities_in_Andhra_Pradesh" class="mw-redirect" title="List of cities in Andhra Pradesh">2nd (in Andhra Pradesh)</a> 27th In India</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • <a href="/wiki/Urban_area" title="Urban area">Urban</a><div class="ib-settlement-fn"><a href="#cite_note-censusindia.gov.in-1">[1]</a></div></th><td class="infobox-data">1,476,931</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Urban density</th><td class="infobox-data">5,200/km2 (13,000/sq mi)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • <a href="/wiki/Metropolitan_area" title="Metropolitan area">Metro</a><div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th><td class="infobox-data">5,873,588</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • City<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th><td class="infobox-data">1,048,240</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • City density</th><td class="infobox-data">17,000/km2 (44,000/sq mi)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Literacy<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Literates</th><td class="infobox-data">789,038</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Literacy rate</th><td class="infobox-data">82.59%</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Languages<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Official</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Telugu_language" title="Telugu language">Telugu</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Time_zone" title="Time zone">Time zone</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/UTC%2B05:30" title="UTC+05:30">UTC+05:30</a> (<a href="/wiki/Indian_Standard_Time" title="Indian Standard Time">IST</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Postal_Index_Number" title="Postal Index Number">PIN</a></th><td class="infobox-data adr"><div class="postal-code">520001<a href="#cite_note-3">[3]</a></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Telephone_numbering_plan" title="Telephone numbering plan">Area code</a></th><td class="infobox-data">+91–866</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Vehicle_registration_plates_of_India" title="Vehicle registration plates of India">Vehicle registration</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Vehicle_registration_plates_of_India" title="Vehicle registration plates of India">AP 39, AP 40</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Nominal_GDP" class="mw-redirect" title="Nominal GDP">Nominal GDP</a>(2023-24)(Note: GDP refers only to VMC Limits -(For metropolitan GDP visit <a href="/wiki/Andhra_Pradesh_Capital_Region" title="Andhra Pradesh Capital Region">Andhra Pradesh Capital Region</a>)</th><td class="infobox-data">₹40,311 crore (US$4.7 billion)<a href="#cite_note-4">[4]</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/International_Airport" class="mw-redirect" title="International Airport">International Airport</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Vijayawada_Airport" title="Vijayawada Airport">Vijayawada Airport</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/National_Highways_of_India" class="mw-redirect" title="National Highways of India">National Highways</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/National_Highway_16_(India)" title="National Highway 16 (India)">NH 16</a>, <a href="/wiki/National_Highway_65_(India)" title="National Highway 65 (India)">NH 65</a>, <a href="/wiki/National_Highway_30_(India)" title="National Highway 30 (India)">NH 30</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"> <ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://vmc.ap.gov.in/welcome">VMC</a><a href="#cite_note-5">[fn 1]</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://crda.ap.gov.in/apcrdav2/views/home.aspx">APCRDA</a><a href="#cite_note-6">[fn 2]</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://ntr.ap.gov.in/">District Authority</a></li></ul> </td></tr></tbody></table> Vijayawada (<a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/English" title="Help:IPA/English">/ˈvɪdʒəjəˈwɑːdə/</a> <span data-nosnippet="" id="ooui-php-1" class="noexcerpt ext-phonos-PhonosButton ext-phonos-PhonosButton-emptylabel oo-ui-widget oo-ui-widget-enabled oo-ui-buttonElement oo-ui-buttonElement-frameless oo-ui-iconElement oo-ui-buttonWidget" data-ooui="{"_":"mw.Phonos.PhonosButton","href":"\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/transcoded\/0\/08\/Vijaywada.ogg\/Vijaywada.ogg.mp3","rel":["nofollow"],"framed":false,"icon":"volumeUp","data":{"ipa":"","text":"","lang":"en","wikibase":"","file":"Vijaywada.ogg"},"classes":["noexcerpt","ext-phonos-PhonosButton","ext-phonos-PhonosButton-emptylabel"]}"><a role="button" tabindex="0" href="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/0/08/Vijaywada.ogg/Vijaywada.ogg.mp3" rel="nofollow" aria-label="Play audio" title="Play audio" class="oo-ui-buttonElement-button"></a><a href="/wiki/File:Vijaywada.ogg" title="File:Vijaywada.ogg">ⓘ</a> <a href="/wiki/Help:Pronunciation_respelling_key" title="Help:Pronunciation respelling key">Vijay-uh-waw-duh</a>), also known by its colonial name Bezawada, is the second largest city and commercial hub in the <a href="/wiki/States_and_union_territories_of_India" title="States and union territories of India">Indian state</a> of <a href="/wiki/Andhra_Pradesh" title="Andhra Pradesh">Andhra Pradesh</a>.<a href="#cite_note-7">[5]</a> The city is part of the <a href="/wiki/Andhra_Pradesh_Capital_Region" title="Andhra Pradesh Capital Region">Andhra Pradesh Capital Region</a> and is located on the banks of the <a href="/wiki/Krishna_River" title="Krishna River">Krishna River</a> surrounded by the hills of the <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Ghats" title="Eastern Ghats">Eastern Ghats</a>, known as the Indrakeeladri Hills.<a href="#cite_note-8">[6]</a> The city is home to the important Hindu shrine of <a href="/wiki/Kanaka_Durga_Temple" title="Kanaka Durga Temple">Kanaka Durga Temple</a>.<a href="#cite_note-9">[7]</a> It geographically lies on the <a href="/wiki/Midpoint" title="Midpoint">center spot</a> of Andhra Pradesh. The city has been described as the <a href="/wiki/Commerce" title="Commerce">commercial</a>, <a href="/wiki/Politics" title="Politics">political</a>, <a href="/wiki/Culture" title="Culture">cultural</a> and <a href="/wiki/Education" title="Education">educational</a> capital of Andhra Pradesh.<a href="#cite_note-10">[8]</a> It is the administrative headquarters of <a href="/wiki/NTR_district" title="NTR district">NTR district</a>.<a href="#cite_note-11">[9]</a> The <a href="/wiki/Prakasam_Barrage" title="Prakasam Barrage">Prakasam Barrage</a> across the Krishna River connects the NTR and Guntur districts.<a href="#cite_note-12">[10]</a> It is one of the fastest growing urban areas in India <a href="#cite_note-13">[11]</a> and among the top 10 fastest growing cities in the world according to Oxford Economics report.<a href="#cite_note-FE_city_economy-14">[12]</a> Vijayawada is considered to be a <a href="/wiki/Shrine" title="Shrine">sacred place</a> due to it being home to one of the most visited and famous temples in Andhra Pradesh and India, the <a href="/wiki/Kanaka_Durga_Temple" title="Kanaka Durga Temple">Kanaka Durga Temple</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Devi" title="Devi">Hindu Goddess</a> <a href="/wiki/Durga" title="Durga">Durga</a> residing on the Indrakeeladri hill.<a href="#cite_note-15">[13]</a> It also serves as the ritual host of <a href="/wiki/Pushkaram" title="Pushkaram">Pushkaram</a> (a river worshipping ritual in India) of the <a href="/wiki/Krishna_River" title="Krishna River">River Krishna</a>.<a href="#cite_note-16">[14]</a> There is a legend which says that <a href="/wiki/Arjuna" title="Arjuna">Arjuna</a>, one of the <a href="/wiki/List_of_characters_in_the_Mahabharata" title="List of characters in the Mahabharata">heroes</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Indian_epic_poetry" title="Indian epic poetry">Indian epic</a> <a href="/wiki/Mahabharata" title="Mahabharata">Mahabharata</a>, prayed on top of the Indrakeeladri Hill in the city and won the blessings of the <a href="/wiki/Shiva" title="Shiva">Lord Shiva</a> to get the <a href="/wiki/Pashupatastra" title="Pashupatastra">Pashupatastra</a> to win the <a href="/wiki/Kurukshetra_War" title="Kurukshetra War">Kurukshetra War</a>.<a href="#cite_note-vijayawadapolice.ap.gov.in-17">[15]</a> It was called Vijayavatika (meaning Land of Victory in <a href="/wiki/Telugu_language" title="Telugu language">Telugu</a>) when <a href="/wiki/Durga" title="Durga">Goddess Durga</a> killed the demon <a href="/wiki/Mahishasura" title="Mahishasura">Mahishasura</a> and rested on the Indrakeeladri Hill by the River Krishna establishing the <a href="/wiki/Victory" title="Victory">victory</a> over <a href="/wiki/Mahishasura" title="Mahishasura">evil</a> hence the place got its name Vijayavatika, "Vijaya" meaning victory, and "Vatika" meaning place or land in <a href="/wiki/Telugu_language" title="Telugu language">Telugu</a>.<a href="#cite_note-18">[16]</a> The city is the third most densely populated urban built-up area in the world.<a href="#cite_note-density-19">[17]</a> and is classified as a Y-grade city by the <a href="/wiki/Sixth_Central_Pay_Commission" title="Sixth Central Pay Commission">Sixth Central Pay Commission</a>.<a href="#cite_note-Personnel-20">[18]</a> The city is the <a href="/wiki/List_of_cities_in_Andhra_Pradesh_by_population" title="List of cities in Andhra Pradesh by population">second most populous</a> in the state with a population of more than one million.<a href="#cite_note-21">[19]</a> It was recognised as a "Global City of the Future" by <a href="/wiki/McKinsey_Quarterly" title="McKinsey Quarterly">McKinsey Quarterly</a>, which expected an increase to GDP of $17 billion by 2025.<a href="#cite_note-mckinseyquarterly-22">[20]</a><a href="#cite_note-CDIA_city_economy-23">[21]</a> In October 2018, it was awarded with <a href="/wiki/ISO_37120" title="ISO 37120">ISO 37120</a> platinum level certification and has been added to the "Global Cities Registry".<a href="#cite_note-24">[22]</a><a href="#cite_note-25">[23]</a> Due to the presence of several well-known educational institutions, the city has emerged as a major educational hub in recent times, with many of the nation's students studying in the city. It is predicted to be the world's, and India's, tenth fastest growing city economy through 2035 by an Oxford Economics report.<a href="#cite_note-nickname-26">[24]</a> Due to its high ratings in entertainment, construction, food, education, health care, and transport,<a href="#cite_note-27">[25]</a> it is ranked as India's ninth most liveable city as per Ease of Living Index 2018, and the <a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Housing_and_Urban_Affairs" title="Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs">Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs</a><a href="#cite_note-28">[26]</a> and the second most liveable city in the state of <a href="/wiki/Andhra_Pradesh" title="Andhra Pradesh">Andhra Pradesh</a>.<a href="#cite_note-29">[27]</a> The <a href="/wiki/Vijayawada_Junction_railway_station" title="Vijayawada Junction railway station">Vijayawada Junction railway station</a> is one of the busiest in the country.<a href="#cite_note-30">[28]</a> It is the tenth <a href="/wiki/List_of_railway_junction_stations_in_India" title="List of railway junction stations in India">busiest railway junction</a> in the country. <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Toponymy">Toponymy</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Vijayawada&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Toponymy">edit</a>]</div> There are many legends behind the origin of the name Vijayawada. It is said that <a href="/wiki/Durga" title="Durga">Goddess Durga</a> killed <a href="/wiki/Mahishasura" title="Mahishasura">Mahishasura</a> and relaxed at this place. As she was victorious, the place came to be known as Vijayawada (vijaya translates to victory<a href="#cite_note-31">[29]</a> and wada as place, literally meaning The Place of Victory).<a href="#cite_note-32">[30]</a> The hill was called as Indrekeeladri since it was frequently visited by <a href="/wiki/Indra" title="Indra">Indra</a> and his affiliates.<a href="#cite_note-33">[31]</a> The epic <a href="/wiki/Mahabharata" title="Mahabharata">Mahabharata</a> refers to the Indrakiladri hills as the place where <a href="/wiki/Arjuna" title="Arjuna">Arjuna</a> secured <a href="/wiki/Pashupatastra" title="Pashupatastra">Pashupatastra</a> from <a href="/wiki/Shiva" title="Shiva">Lord Shiva</a>. One of the names of <a href="/wiki/Arjuna" title="Arjuna">Arjuna</a> is "Vijaya" (invincible). Thus city thereafter came to be known as Vijayavatika ('Vatika' translates to place in Telugu) and later as Vijayawada.<a href="#cite_note-aptourism-34">[32]</a> A tale behind its acquiring the name Bezawada is that Goddess Krishnaveni (<a href="/wiki/Krishna_River" title="Krishna River">River Krishna</a>) requested Arjuna to make a passage for her to merge into the <a href="/wiki/Bay_of_Bengal" title="Bay of Bengal">Bay of Bengal</a>. Hence, Arjuna made a bejjam (hole) through the mountains and the place came to be known as Bejjamwada which later changed to Bezawada.<a href="#cite_note-bezwada-35">[33]</a><a href="#cite_note-36">[34]</a> Other names of Vijayawada were being Vijayavata,<a href="#cite_note-bezwada-35">[33]</a> Beejapuram, Kanakaprabha, Kanakapuram, Kanakawada, Jayapuri, Vijayapuri, Phalguna Kshetram and Jananathpura in the twelfth century CE.<a href="#cite_note-Sajnani-37">[35]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Vijayawada&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: History">edit</a>]</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Vijayawada" title="Battle of Vijayawada">Battle of Vijayawada</a></div> Bezawada (as Vijayawada was known then) was founded around 626 A.D. by <a href="/wiki/Pericchedi" class="mw-redirect" title="Pericchedi">Paricchedi</a> Kings. Vijayawada history reveals that Bezawada (Vijayawada) was ruled by King Madhava Varma (one of the kings of <a href="/wiki/Vishnukundina_dynasty" title="Vishnukundina dynasty">Vishnukundina dynasty</a>).<a href="#cite_note-38">[36]</a> <a href="/wiki/Chinese_Buddhism" title="Chinese Buddhism">Chinese Buddhist scholar</a> <a href="/wiki/Xuanzang" title="Xuanzang">Xuanzang</a> stayed a few years in Bezawada (Vijayawada) in around 640 A.D. to copy and study the <a href="/wiki/Abhidhamma_Pi%E1%B9%ADaka" title="Abhidhamma Piṭaka">Abhidhamma Pitaka</a>, the last of the three pitakas (Pali for baskets) constituting the Pali canon, the scriptures of <a href="/wiki/Theravada" title="Theravada">Theravada</a> <a href="/wiki/Buddhism" title="Buddhism">Buddhism</a>.<a href="#cite_note-39">[37]</a> <a href="/wiki/Mogalrajapuram" title="Mogalrajapuram">Mogalrajapuram</a> hills have five rock-cut temples, built during the fourth–ninth centuries. Some of the caves can be attributed to <a href="/wiki/Vishnukundina_dynasty" title="Vishnukundina dynasty">Vishnukundina dynasty</a>. <a href="/wiki/Akkana_Madanna_Caves" class="mw-redirect" title="Akkana Madanna Caves">Akkana Madanna Caves</a>, at the foot of Indrakeeladri Hill, is a monument of national importance.<a href="#cite_note-ASI-40">[38]</a> At the foot of Indrakeeladri hills is the temple of Malleswara. The temple has inscriptions dating back to ninth century AD to 16th century AD by various kings. There are ten pillars and a mutilated slab (recognised as monuments by <a href="/wiki/Archaeological_Survey_of_India" title="Archaeological Survey of India">Archaeological Survey of India</a>) with inscriptions in the Telugu language. Of them, the inscriptions issued by Yudhamalla I and II of <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Chalukyas" title="Eastern Chalukyas">Eastern Chalukyas</a> are important.<a href="#cite_note-ASI-40">[38]</a> In the early 16th century, during the reign of <a href="/wiki/Qutb_Shahi_dynasty" class="mw-redirect" title="Qutb Shahi dynasty">Qutb Shahi dynasty</a> (also known as Golconda Sultanate), <a href="/wiki/List_of_diamond_mines" title="List of diamond mines">diamond mines</a> were found near Vijayawada on the banks of <a href="/wiki/Krishna_River" title="Krishna River">Krishna River</a>.<a href="#cite_note-41">[39]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Geography">Geography</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Vijayawada&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Geography">edit</a>]</div> Vijayawada lies on the banks of <a href="/wiki/Krishna_River" title="Krishna River">Krishna river</a>,<a href="#cite_note-42">[40]</a> covered by hills and canals.<a href="#cite_note-density-19">[17]</a><a href="#cite_note-43">[41]</a> and at an altitude of 11 m (36 ft) above sea level. Three <a href="/wiki/Canal" title="Canal">canals</a> originating from the north side of the <a href="/wiki/Prakasam_Barrage" title="Prakasam Barrage">Prakasam Barrage</a> reservoir — Eluru, Bandar, and <a href="/wiki/Ryves_Canal" title="Ryves Canal">Ryves</a> — flow through the city.<a href="#cite_note-44">[42]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Climate">Climate</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Vijayawada&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Climate">edit</a>]</div> Vijayawada has a <a href="/wiki/Tropical_wet_and_dry_climate" class="mw-redirect" title="Tropical wet and dry climate">tropical wet and dry climate</a> (<a href="/wiki/K%C3%B6ppen_climate_classification" title="Köppen climate classification">Köppen</a> Aw).<a href="#cite_note-climate-45">[43]</a> The annual mean temperatures range between 23.4–34 °C (74–93 °F); with maximum temperatures often crossing 40 °C (104 °F) in the month of May and the minimum in December and January.<a href="#cite_note-IMD-46">[44]</a> The highest maximum temperature ever recorded was 48.8 °C (119.8 °F) in May 2002. May is the hottest and January is the coldest month of the year.<a href="#cite_note-IMD-46">[44]</a><a href="#cite_note-47">[45]</a> It receives rainfall from the South-west and North-east <a href="/wiki/Monsoon" title="Monsoon">monsoons</a><a href="#cite_note-climate-45">[43]</a> and the average annual rainfall recorded is 977.9 mm (38.50 in).<a href="#cite_note-IMD-46">[44]</a> <div> <table class="wikitable mw-collapsible" style="width:auto; text-align:center; line-height:1.2em;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="14">Climate data for Vijayawada (<a href="/wiki/Vijayawada_Airport" title="Vijayawada Airport">Vijayawada Airport</a>, located in <a href="/wiki/Gannavaram" title="Gannavaram">Gannavaram</a>) 1991–2020, extremes 1950–present </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Month </th> <th scope="col">Jan </th> <th scope="col">Feb </th> <th scope="col">Mar </th> <th scope="col">Apr </th> <th scope="col">May </th> <th scope="col">Jun </th> <th scope="col">Jul </th> <th scope="col">Aug </th> <th scope="col">Sep </th> <th scope="col">Oct </th> <th scope="col">Nov </th> <th scope="col">Dec </th> <th scope="col" style="border-left-width:medium">Year </th></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Record high °C (°F) </th> <td style="background: #FF2600; color:#000000;" class="notheme">35.9 (96.6) </td> <td style="background: #FF1600; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">38.2 (100.8) </td> <td style="background: #E60000; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">43.3 (109.9) </td> <td style="background: #D50000; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">44.5 (112.1) </td> <td style="background: #9A0000; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">48.8 (119.8) </td> <td style="background: #AA0000; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">47.6 (117.7) </td> <td style="background: #FF0300; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">41.0 (105.8) </td> <td style="background: #FF0200; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">41.1 (106.0) </td> <td style="background: #FF0E00; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">39.4 (102.9) </td> <td style="background: #FF1600; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">38.2 (100.8) </td> <td style="background: #FF2700; color:#000000;" class="notheme">35.8 (96.4) </td> <td style="background: #FF2100; color:#000000;" class="notheme">36.7 (98.1) </td> <td style="background: #9A0000; color:#FFFFFF; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">48.8 (119.8) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Mean daily maximum °C (°F) </th> <td style="background: #FF4C00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">30.4 (86.7) </td> <td style="background: #FF3B00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">32.8 (91.0) </td> <td style="background: #FF2600; color:#000000;" class="notheme">35.9 (96.6) </td> <td style="background: #FF1800; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">37.9 (100.2) </td> <td style="background: #FF0800; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">40.2 (104.4) </td> <td style="background: #FF1D00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">37.2 (99.0) </td> <td style="background: #FF3400; color:#000000;" class="notheme">33.9 (93.0) </td> <td style="background: #FF3A00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">33.0 (91.4) </td> <td style="background: #FF3900; color:#000000;" class="notheme">33.2 (91.8) </td> <td style="background: #FF3E00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">32.4 (90.3) </td> <td style="background: #FF4500; color:#000000;" class="notheme">31.4 (88.5) </td> <td style="background: #FF4C00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">30.4 (86.7) </td> <td style="background: #FF3300; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">34.0 (93.2) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Mean daily minimum °C (°F) </th> <td style="background: #FF9E3E; color:#000000;" class="notheme">18.5 (65.3) </td> <td style="background: #FF9429; color:#000000;" class="notheme">20.0 (68.0) </td> <td style="background: #FF8104; color:#000000;" class="notheme">22.7 (72.9) </td> <td style="background: #FF6F00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">25.3 (77.5) </td> <td style="background: #FF6100; color:#000000;" class="notheme">27.3 (81.1) </td> <td style="background: #FF6600; color:#000000;" class="notheme">26.7 (80.1) </td> <td style="background: #FF6E00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">25.4 (77.7) </td> <td style="background: #FF7100; color:#000000;" class="notheme">25.1 (77.2) </td> <td style="background: #FF7200; color:#000000;" class="notheme">24.9 (76.8) </td> <td style="background: #FF7900; color:#000000;" class="notheme">23.8 (74.8) </td> <td style="background: #FF8A16; color:#000000;" class="notheme">21.4 (70.5) </td> <td style="background: #FF9B38; color:#000000;" class="notheme">18.9 (66.0) </td> <td style="background: #FF7D00; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">23.3 (73.9) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Record low °C (°F) </th> <td style="background: #FFD1A4; color:#000000;" class="notheme">11.1 (52.0) </td> <td style="background: #FFBA76; color:#000000;" class="notheme">14.4 (57.9) </td> <td style="background: #FFA852; color:#000000;" class="notheme">17.0 (62.6) </td> <td style="background: #FF9831; color:#000000;" class="notheme">19.4 (66.9) </td> <td style="background: #FF9831; color:#000000;" class="notheme">19.4 (66.9) </td> <td style="background: #FF9226; color:#000000;" class="notheme">20.2 (68.4) </td> <td style="background: #FF9226; color:#000000;" class="notheme">20.2 (68.4) </td> <td style="background: #FF9226; color:#000000;" class="notheme">20.2 (68.4) </td> <td style="background: #FFA042; color:#000000;" class="notheme">18.2 (64.8) </td> <td style="background: #FFA44A; color:#000000;" class="notheme">17.6 (63.7) </td> <td style="background: #FFBD7C; color:#000000;" class="notheme">14.0 (57.2) </td> <td style="background: #FFC489; color:#000000;" class="notheme">13.0 (55.4) </td> <td style="background: #FFD1A4; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">11.1 (52.0) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Average rainfall mm (inches) </th> <td style="background: #F6FFF6; color:#000000;" class="notheme">5.8 (0.23) </td> <td style="background: #EDFFED; color:#000000;" class="notheme">10.4 (0.41) </td> <td style="background: #EEFFEE; color:#000000;" class="notheme">11.0 (0.43) </td> <td style="background: #E4FFE4; color:#000000;" class="notheme">17.2 (0.68) </td> <td style="background: #A1FFA1; color:#000000;" class="notheme">63.0 (2.48) </td> <td style="background: #2AFF2A; color:#000000;" class="notheme">138.3 (5.44) </td> <td style="background: #00C800; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">207.7 (8.18) </td> <td style="background: #00F100; color:#000000;" class="notheme">180.5 (7.11) </td> <td style="background: #00F700; color:#000000;" class="notheme">170.3 (6.70) </td> <td style="background: #1EFF1E; color:#000000;" class="notheme">150.6 (5.93) </td> <td style="background: #A1FFA1; color:#000000;" class="notheme">60.5 (2.38) </td> <td style="background: #E6FFE6; color:#000000;" class="notheme">16.7 (0.66) </td> <td style="background: #7CFF7C; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">1,032 (40.63) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Average rainy days </th> <td style="background: #F8F8FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.5 </td> <td style="background: #F6F6FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.6 </td> <td style="background: #F8F8FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.5 </td> <td style="background: #F3F3FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.9 </td> <td style="background: #E0E0FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">2.5 </td> <td style="background: #A0A0FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">7.4 </td> <td style="background: #6969FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">12.1 </td> <td style="background: #7E7EFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">10.4 </td> <td style="background: #9090FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">8.7 </td> <td style="background: #A1A1FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">7.6 </td> <td style="background: #DDDDFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">2.6 </td> <td style="background: #F7F7FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.6 </td> <td style="background: #C6C6FF; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">54.3 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Average <a href="/wiki/Relative_humidity" class="mw-redirect" title="Relative humidity">relative humidity</a> (%) (at 17:30 <a href="/wiki/Indian_Standard_Time" title="Indian Standard Time">IST</a>) </th> <td style="background: #2121FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">58 </td> <td style="background: #3030FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">54 </td> <td style="background: #4343FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">49 </td> <td style="background: #4747FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">48 </td> <td style="background: #4F4FFF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">46 </td> <td style="background: #3838FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">52 </td> <td style="background: #0202FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">66 </td> <td style="background: #0000EE; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">71 </td> <td style="background: #0000DF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">75 </td> <td style="background: #0000D7; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">77 </td> <td style="background: #0000F2; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">70 </td> <td style="background: #1919FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">60 </td> <td style="background: #1919FF; color:#FFFFFF; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">60 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="14" style="text-align:center;font-size:95%;">Source: <a href="/wiki/India_Meteorological_Department" title="India Meteorological Department">India Meteorological Department</a><a href="#cite_note-48">[46]</a><a href="#cite_note-IMDnormals-49">[47]</a><a href="#cite_note-IMDextremes-50">[48]</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> </div>Vijayawada has been ranked 6th best “National Clean Air City” (under Category 1 >10L Population cities) in India.<a href="#cite_note-51">[49]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Demographics">Demographics</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Vijayawada&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Demographics">edit</a>]</div> The city is the second most populous in the state and the third most densely populated urban built-up areas in the world, with approximately 31,200 people per square km.<a href="#cite_note-52">[50]</a> As of 2011<a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Vijayawada&action=edit">[update]</a> <a href="/wiki/2011_Census_of_India" class="mw-redirect" title="2011 Census of India">Census of India</a>, it had a population of 1,021,806, of which males are 524,918 and females are 523,322 — for a <a href="/wiki/Human_sex_ratio" title="Human sex ratio">sex ratio</a> of 997 females per 1000 males — higher than the national average of 940 per 1000.<a href="#cite_note-population-53">[51]</a><a href="#cite_note-54">[52]</a> 92,848 children were in the age group of 0–6 years, of which 47,582 were boys and 45,266 were girls: a ratio of 951 per 1000. The average literacy rate stood at 82.59% (male 86.25%; female 78.94%) with 789,038 literates, significantly higher than the national average of 73.00%.<a href="#cite_note-population-53">[51]</a><a href="#cite_note-55">[53]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Language_and_religion">Language and religion</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Vijayawada&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Language and religion">edit</a>]</div> <div class="barbox tleft" style="overflow-x: auto;"> <div style="border:1px solid silver; font-size:88%; padding:0.4em; width:auto; background: var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,white); color: var(--color-base,black)"> <table style="text-align:left; border-collapse:collapse; width:100%;"> <tbody><tr style="background:#fcd116"><th style="text-align:center;" colspan="5">Religion in Vijayawada City (2011)<a href="#cite_note-Religion-56">[54]</a></th></tr> <tr style="font-size:88%; height:4px;"> <td colspan="2" style="padding:0 4px; text-align:left;"></td> <td style="width:100px; text-align:left;"></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding:0 4px; width:1em; text-align:right;"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.4em; padding-right: 0.4em; min-width: 8em;"><a href="/wiki/Hinduism" title="Hinduism">Hinduism</a></td> <td style="width: 100px; border-left: solid 1px silver; border-right: solid 1px silver;"><div style="background:darkorange; width:85.16%; overflow: hidden;"> </div></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 1.2em; padding-right: 0.4em; text-align: right;">85.16%</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.4em; padding-right: 0.4em; min-width: 8em;"><a href="/wiki/Islam" title="Islam">Islam</a></td> <td style="width: 100px; border-left: solid 1px silver; border-right: solid 1px silver;"><div style="background:green; width:9.12%; overflow: hidden;"> </div></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 1.2em; padding-right: 0.4em; text-align: right;">9.12%</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.4em; padding-right: 0.4em; min-width: 8em;"><a href="/wiki/Telugu_Christians" title="Telugu Christians">Christianity</a></td> <td style="width: 100px; border-left: solid 1px silver; border-right: solid 1px silver;"><div style="background:blue; width:3.64%; overflow: hidden;"> </div></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 1.2em; padding-right: 0.4em; text-align: right;">3.64%</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.4em; padding-right: 0.4em; min-width: 8em;"><a href="/wiki/Jainism" title="Jainism">Jainism</a></td> <td style="width: 100px; border-left: solid 1px silver; border-right: solid 1px silver;"><div style="background:brown; width:0.50%; overflow: hidden;"> </div></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 1.2em; padding-right: 0.4em; text-align: right;">0.50%</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.4em; padding-right: 0.4em; min-width: 8em;">Other or not stated</td> <td style="width: 100px; border-left: solid 1px silver; border-right: solid 1px silver;"><div style="background:black; width:1.58%; overflow: hidden;"> </div></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 1.2em; padding-right: 0.4em; text-align: right;">1.58%</td> </tr> </tbody></table> </div> </div> <div class="PieChartTemplate thumb tright"><div class="thumbinner" style="width:202px"> <div class="mw-no-invert" style="background-color:white;margin:auto;position:relative;width:200px;height:200px;overflow:hidden;border-radius:100px;border:1px solid black;transform:scaleX(-1)rotate(-90deg)"> <div style="border:solid transparent;background-color:initial;position:absolute;width:100px;line-height:0;left:0; top:0; border-width:0 200px 200px 0; border-color:grey; z-index:-1"></div><div style="border:solid transparent;background-color:initial;position:absolute;width:100px;line-height:0;left:100px; top:100px; border-width:100px 0 0 599.63356206684px; border-left-color:green"></div> <div style="position:absolute;line-height:0;border-style:solid;left:0;top:0;border-width:0 200px 100px 0;border-color:green"></div> <div style="position:absolute;line-height:0;border-style:solid;left:0;top:0;border-width:0 100px 200px 0;border-color:green"></div><div style="border:solid transparent;background-color:initial;position:absolute;width:100px;line-height:0;left:100px; top:100px; border-width:100px 0 0 127.58975171288px; border-left-color:steelblue"></div> <div style="position:absolute;line-height:0;border-style:solid;left:0;top:0;border-width:0 200px 100px 0;border-color:steelblue"></div> <div style="position:absolute;line-height:0;border-style:solid;left:0;top:0;border-width:0 100px 200px 0;border-color:steelblue"></div> </div> <div class="thumbcaption"> Languages of Vijayawada (2011)<a href="#cite_note-language-57">[55]</a> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r981673959">.mw-parser-output .legend{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .legend-color{display:inline-block;min-width:1.25em;height:1.25em;line-height:1.25;margin:1px 0;text-align:center;border:1px solid black;background-color:transparent;color:black}.mw-parser-output .legend-text{}</style><div class="legend">  <a href="/wiki/Telugu_language" title="Telugu language">Telugu</a> (89.42%)</div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend">  <a href="/wiki/Urdu" title="Urdu">Urdu</a> (7.95%)</div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend">  Others (2.63%)</div> </div> </div></div> The predominant language spoken by the city residents is <a href="/wiki/Telugu_language" title="Telugu language">Telugu</a>.<a href="#cite_note-58">[56]</a> In the 2011 census, the total number of language speakers in the city (including the <a href="/wiki/Out_growth" title="Out growth">outgrowths</a>) were 1,143,232. Telugu is spoken by 1,022,376 speakers, followed by 90,876 <a href="/wiki/Urdu" title="Urdu">Urdu</a>. A small minority speak <a href="/wiki/Hindi" title="Hindi">Hindi</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tamil_language" title="Tamil language">Tamil</a>, <a href="/wiki/Odia_language" title="Odia language">Odia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gujarati_language" title="Gujarati language">Gujarati</a>, <a href="/wiki/Marathi_language" title="Marathi language">Marathi</a> and <a href="/wiki/Malayalam" title="Malayalam">Malayalam</a>.<a href="#cite_note-language-57">[55]</a> In the same census, the total religious population in the city (including the outgrowths) was 1,143,232. It constituted 973,612 <a href="/wiki/Hindus" title="Hindus">Hindus</a> (85.16%), 104,206 <a href="/wiki/Muslims" title="Muslims">Muslims</a> (9.12%), 41,557 <a href="/wiki/Christians" title="Christians">Christians</a> (3.64%), 5,722 <a href="/wiki/Jainism" title="Jainism">Jains</a> (0.50%) and 18,135 (1.59%) did not state any religion.<a href="#cite_note-religion-59">[57]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Governance">Governance</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Vijayawada&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Governance">edit</a>]</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Administration_of_Vijayawada" title="Administration of Vijayawada">Administration of Vijayawada</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Civic_administration">Civic administration</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Vijayawada&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Civic administration">edit</a>]</div> <a href="/wiki/Vijayawada_Municipal_Corporation" title="Vijayawada Municipal Corporation">Vijayawada Municipal Corporation</a> is the civic governing body of the city and was the first <a href="/wiki/ISO_9001" class="mw-redirect" title="ISO 9001">ISO 9001</a> certified <a href="/wiki/Municipal_governance_in_India" title="Municipal governance in India">urban local body</a> in the country.<a href="#cite_note-60">[58]</a> It was constituted on 1 April 1888 and was upgraded to selection grade municipality in 1960, and, to the corporation in 1981. The jurisdictional area of the corporation is spread over an area of 230 km2 (89 sq mi) with 64 wards.<a href="#cite_note-metro-61">[59]</a><a href="#cite_note-ulb-62">[60]</a> The present Municipal Commissioner of the city is Sri Dhyanachandra H M, <a href="/wiki/Indian_Administrative_Service" title="Indian Administrative Service">IAS</a><a href="#cite_note-63">[61]</a> and the present <a href="/wiki/Mayor" title="Mayor">Mayor</a> is Rayana Bhagya Lakshmi.<a href="#cite_note-64">[62]</a><a href="#cite_note-65">[63]</a> Vijayawada is the headquarters of <a href="/wiki/Amaravati_Metropolitan_Region_Development_Authority" class="mw-redirect" title="Amaravati Metropolitan Region Development Authority">Andhra Pradesh Capital Region Development Authority</a>.<a href="#cite_note-66">[64]</a> As per the G.O. 104 (dated:23-03-2017), the state government had declared Vijayawada Municipal Corporation and its contiguous areas as a <a href="/wiki/Metropolitan_area" title="Metropolitan area">metropolitan area</a> of Vijayawada.<a href="#cite_note-G.O.-67">[65]</a> Its jurisdiction is spread over an area of 230 km2 (89 sq mi) and has an estimated population of 18 <a href="/wiki/Lakhs" class="mw-redirect" title="Lakhs">lakhs</a>.<a href="#cite_note-68">[66]</a> The metropolitan area covers Vijayawada municipal corporation and merged villages of Ambapuram, Buddavaram, Done Atkuru, <a href="/wiki/Enikepadu" title="Enikepadu">Enikepadu</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ganguru" title="Ganguru">Ganguru</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gannavaram" title="Gannavaram">Gannavaram</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gollapudi,_Vijayawada" title="Gollapudi, Vijayawada">Gollapudi</a>,<a href="#cite_note-metro-61">[59]</a> Gudavalli, Jakkampudi, <a href="/wiki/Kanuru" title="Kanuru">Kanuru</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kesarapalle" title="Kesarapalle">Kesarapalle</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nidamanuru,_Krishna_district" class="mw-redirect" title="Nidamanuru, Krishna district">Nidamanuru</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nunna" title="Nunna">Nunna</a>, Pathapadu, <a href="/wiki/Penamaluru" title="Penamaluru">Penamaluru</a>, Phiryadi Nainavaram, <a href="/wiki/Poranki" title="Poranki">Poranki</a>, <a href="/wiki/Prasadampadu" title="Prasadampadu">Prasadampadu</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ramavarappadu" title="Ramavarappadu">Ramavarappadu</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tadigadapa" title="Tadigadapa">Tadigadapa</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kankipadu" title="Kankipadu">Kankipadu</a>, <a href="/wiki/Vuyyuru" title="Vuyyuru">Vuyyuru</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Katuru&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Katuru (page does not exist)">Katuru</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Bollapadu&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Bollapadu (page does not exist)">Bollapadu</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mudunuru" title="Mudunuru">Mudunuru</a> and <a href="/wiki/Yanamalakuduru" class="mw-redirect" title="Yanamalakuduru">Yanamalakuduru</a>.<a href="#cite_note-metropolitan-69">[67]</a> The urban agglomeration spread in <a href="/wiki/Guntur_district" title="Guntur district">Guntur district</a> covers <a href="/wiki/Tadepalle_Municipality" class="mw-redirect" title="Tadepalle Municipality">Tadepalle Municipality</a> and its outgrowth of <a href="/wiki/Undavalli" title="Undavalli">Undavalli</a>; <a href="/wiki/Mangalagiri_Municipality" title="Mangalagiri Municipality">Mangalagiri Municipality</a> and its outgrowths of <a href="/wiki/Navuduru" title="Navuduru">Navuluru</a> and Atmakur.<a href="#cite_note-70">[68]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Utility_services">Utility services</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Vijayawada&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Utility services">edit</a>]</div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Sri_KodandaRamalaya_Kalavedika.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/Sri_KodandaRamalaya_Kalavedika.jpg/220px-Sri_KodandaRamalaya_Kalavedika.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/Sri_KodandaRamalaya_Kalavedika.jpg/330px-Sri_KodandaRamalaya_Kalavedika.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/Sri_KodandaRamalaya_Kalavedika.jpg/440px-Sri_KodandaRamalaya_Kalavedika.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1200" /></a><figcaption>Sri Kodanda Ramalaya KalaVedika, Muthyalampadu</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Rythubazar.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Rythubazar.jpg/220px-Rythubazar.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Rythubazar.jpg/330px-Rythubazar.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Rythubazar.jpg/440px-Rythubazar.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1040" data-file-height="780" /></a><figcaption>Rythubazar, Kedareshwarpeta</figcaption></figure> Water supply from the 59 water reservoirs, maintenance of roads, sewerage, underground drainage, environment protection programs, recycling of solid waste and producing power are the services provided by the <a href="/wiki/Vijayawada_Municipal_Corporation" title="Vijayawada Municipal Corporation">Vijayawada Municipal Corporation</a>.<a href="#cite_note-71">[69]</a> There has been an underground drainage system in the city since 1967–68. Many green parks are maintained by the corporation to protect the environment such as Raghavaiah park, Rajiv Gandhi Park, Dr. B.R Ambedkar Park, Mahatma Gandhi Park etc.<a href="#cite_note-parks-72">[70]</a> The corporation won many awards and achievements such as National Urban Water Award (2009), Siti e-Governance Project, <a href="/wiki/ISO_9001" class="mw-redirect" title="ISO 9001">ISO 9001</a> certification for <a href="/wiki/Quality_management_system" title="Quality management system">Quality Management System</a>.<a href="#cite_note-profile-73">[71]</a> The <a href="/wiki/Andhra_Pradesh_State_Disaster_Response_and_Fire_Services_Department" title="Andhra Pradesh State Disaster Response and Fire Services Department">Andhra Pradesh State Disaster Response and Fire Services Department</a> with its headquarters in the city<a href="#cite_note-74">[72]</a> is responsible for protecting from fire accidents that occur during summers on the hill slope areas of the city.<a href="#cite_note-75">[73]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Pollution_control">Pollution control</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Vijayawada&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Pollution control">edit</a>]</div> The report on solid waste generation in 46 metro cities for the year 2015–16 shows Vijayawada produces 550 <a href="/wiki/Tonne" title="Tonne">tonnes</a> of solid waste per day.<a href="#cite_note-solid_waste-76">[74]</a> Vijayawada is one of the cities to be covered under the Solar/Green Cities scheme launched by the <a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_New_and_Renewable_Energy" title="Ministry of New and Renewable Energy">Ministry of New and Renewable Energy</a> and is one of the 15 cities in the country listed in Pilot Solar Cities.<a href="#cite_note-77">[75]</a> In 2007, the <a href="/wiki/Andhra_Pradesh_State_Road_Transport_Corporation" title="Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation">Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation</a> (APSRTC) that operates the city's public transport system introduced less-polluting <a href="/wiki/Compressed_natural_gas" title="Compressed natural gas">CNG</a> fuelled public transport busses in a drive to reduce the operational cost and protect the environment.<a href="#cite_note-78">[76]</a> In 2019, with the cost of CNG and fleet maintenance on the rise, the APSRTC had begun replacing the CNG run busses with BS4 and BS6 standard diesel-fuelled buses.<a href="#cite_note-79">[77]</a> However, APSRTC continues to be committed to alternative fuels for its fleet. It has since added more <a href="/wiki/Electric_vehicle" title="Electric vehicle">electric</a>,<a href="#cite_note-80">[78]</a> and <a href="/wiki/Biodiesel" title="Biodiesel">biodiesel</a> fuelled busses.<a href="#cite_note-81">[79]</a> Likewise, the city has a large number of CNG fuelled <a href="/wiki/Auto_rickshaw" title="Auto rickshaw">auto-rickshaws</a> that support public transportation needs. However, auto-rickshaw operators have frequently suffered disruption in CNG supply and usually endure long queues to refuel.<a href="#cite_note-82">[80]</a><a href="#cite_note-83">[81]</a> In February 2020, <a href="/wiki/Piaggio" title="Piaggio">Piaggio Vehicles Private Limited</a> launched the sale of electric auto-rickshaws in the city.<a href="#cite_note-84">[82]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Law_and_order">Law and order</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Vijayawada&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Law and order">edit</a>]</div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Office_of_Asst.Cmmissioner_of_police_._Traffic_division_-_III_,.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/Office_of_Asst.Cmmissioner_of_police_._Traffic_division_-_III_%2C.jpg/220px-Office_of_Asst.Cmmissioner_of_police_._Traffic_division_-_III_%2C.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/Office_of_Asst.Cmmissioner_of_police_._Traffic_division_-_III_%2C.jpg/330px-Office_of_Asst.Cmmissioner_of_police_._Traffic_division_-_III_%2C.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/Office_of_Asst.Cmmissioner_of_police_._Traffic_division_-_III_%2C.jpg/440px-Office_of_Asst.Cmmissioner_of_police_._Traffic_division_-_III_%2C.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1200" /></a><figcaption>Office of assistant commissioner of police, traffic division - III, Vijayawada city</figcaption></figure> The <a href="/wiki/Vijayawada_City_Police" title="Vijayawada City Police">Vijayawada City Police</a> has its own Police Commissionerate, which is responsible for an area of 1,211.16 km2 (467.63 sq mi),<a href="#cite_note-85">[83]</a> is headed by a <a href="/wiki/Police_commissioner" title="Police commissioner">Police Commissioner</a>, who is an <a href="/wiki/Indian_Police_Service" title="Indian Police Service">IPS</a> officer of <a href="/wiki/Additional_director_general_of_police" title="Additional director general of police">Additional Director General of Police</a> rank along with one joint commissioner of police and four Deputy Commissioners of Police who are also IPS officers. The present Police commissioner is Bathini Sreenivasulu.<a href="#cite_note-86">[84]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Economy">Economy</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Vijayawada&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Economy">edit</a>]</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Economy_of_Vijayawada" title="Economy of Vijayawada">Economy of Vijayawada</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Exterior_View_of_Mall.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Exterior_View_of_Mall.jpg/220px-Exterior_View_of_Mall.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Exterior_View_of_Mall.jpg/330px-Exterior_View_of_Mall.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Exterior_View_of_Mall.jpg/440px-Exterior_View_of_Mall.jpg 2x" data-file-width="914" data-file-height="686" /></a><figcaption>A view of PVP Mall on M.G. Road</figcaption></figure>As of 2020 GDP of Vijayawada city is $11.292 Billion .<a href="#cite_note-87">[85]</a> Vijayawada is one of the rapidly growing urban markets of the country.<a href="#cite_note-88">[86]</a> The sectors that contribute to the city economy are construction, education, entertainment, food processing, hospitality, registrations, transport, etc.<a href="#cite_note-89">[87]</a> Based on the recommendations of the <a href="/wiki/Sixth_Central_Pay_Commission" title="Sixth Central Pay Commission">Sixth Central Pay Commission</a>, it is classified as one of the Y-grade cities of India.<a href="#cite_note-Personnel-20">[18]</a> According to one study, the GDP of the city in 2010 was $3 billion (Rs. 18,000 crore) and is expected to grow up to $17 billion (Rs. 1,02,000 crore) by 2025.<a href="#cite_note-90">[88]</a> According to another by Oxford the GDP of the city in 2018 was $5.8 billion and is expected to grow up to $21 billion by 2035.<a href="#cite_note-FE_city_economy-14">[12]</a> Andhra Cements (1937) was the first <a href="/wiki/Cement" title="Cement">cement factory</a> in Andhra Pradesh. Siris Pharmaceuticals was the first <a href="/wiki/Pharmaceutical_industry" title="Pharmaceutical industry">pharma company</a> in Andhra Pradesh and was established in 1950.[<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed">citation needed</a>] The city has trading and exporting markets for agriculture and industrial goods.<a href="#cite_note-economy-91">[89]</a> The Nunna <a href="/wiki/Mango" title="Mango">Mango</a> Market is one of the largest mango markets in Asia, exporting to major cities in the country.<a href="#cite_note-92">[90]</a> It is also a hub for storage, bottling, and transportation of petroleum products of all major companies like <a href="/wiki/Bharat_Petroleum" title="Bharat Petroleum">BPCL</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hindustan_Petroleum" title="Hindustan Petroleum">HPCL</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Indian_Oil_Corporation" title="Indian Oil Corporation">IOCL</a>.<a href="#cite_note-industries-93">[91]</a> The city is also attracting many international IT companies. <a href="/wiki/HCL_Technologies" class="mw-redirect" title="HCL Technologies">HCL Technologies</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wipro" title="Wipro">Wipro</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Noida" title="Noida">Noida</a>-based Indian <a href="/wiki/Multinational_corporation" title="Multinational corporation">multinational</a> is constructing its Vijayawada campus in Kesarapalli village, near to Gannavaram. In the first phase, HCL will provide employment to 5,000 students.<a href="#cite_note-94">[92]</a> There are two major IT parks one at Gannavaram and other in Mangalagiri there are big companies like TechMahindra, HCL, PI Data Center, VSoft, Efftronics, KJ Systems, and EPSoft. The city is also most preferred tier-two city destination for IT/ITES services. There is an APIIC Mega Food Park in Mallavalli near Gannavaram. The growing population and economy have resulted in rising real estate prices.<a href="#cite_note-95">[93]</a> There is also a cyber security office that is operating by <a href="/w/index.php?title=Tech_mahindra&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tech mahindra (page does not exist)">Tech mahindra</a>.And the <a href="/wiki/Wonderla" title="Wonderla">Wonderla</a> an amusement park is trying to invest around 250 crores rupees to expand its branch in between guntur and vijayawada in 50 acres. <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Culture">Culture</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Vijayawada&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Culture">edit</a>]</div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Kondapalli_toys_at_a_house_in_Vijayawada.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Kondapalli_toys_at_a_house_in_Vijayawada.jpg/220px-Kondapalli_toys_at_a_house_in_Vijayawada.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Kondapalli_toys_at_a_house_in_Vijayawada.jpg/330px-Kondapalli_toys_at_a_house_in_Vijayawada.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Kondapalli_toys_at_a_house_in_Vijayawada.jpg/440px-Kondapalli_toys_at_a_house_in_Vijayawada.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1200" /></a><figcaption>Kondapalli toys, craftwork from a suburb of Vijayawada</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Night_view_of_Prakasam_Barrage.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/Night_view_of_Prakasam_Barrage.jpg/220px-Night_view_of_Prakasam_Barrage.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/Night_view_of_Prakasam_Barrage.jpg/330px-Night_view_of_Prakasam_Barrage.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/Night_view_of_Prakasam_Barrage.jpg/440px-Night_view_of_Prakasam_Barrage.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5225" data-file-height="3483" /></a><figcaption>Night view of Prakasam Barrage</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Sri_KodandaRamalayam.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Sri_KodandaRamalayam.jpg/220px-Sri_KodandaRamalayam.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Sri_KodandaRamalayam.jpg/330px-Sri_KodandaRamalayam.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Sri_KodandaRamalayam.jpg/440px-Sri_KodandaRamalayam.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1200" /></a><figcaption>Sri KodandaRamalayam, Near Upendra Chowk, Muthyalampadu</figcaption></figure> The city is known in the state for its cultural history,<a href="#cite_note-96">[94]</a> whose residents are more often referred to as Vijayawadians.<a href="#cite_note-97">[95]</a> There are many religions, languages, traditions, and festivals.<a href="#cite_note-98">[96]</a><a href="#cite_note-prism-99">[97]</a> <a href="/wiki/Durga_Puja" title="Durga Puja">Durga Pooja</a> and a special <a href="/wiki/Theppotsavam" title="Theppotsavam">Theppotsavam</a> in <a href="/wiki/Krishna_River" title="Krishna River">Krishna river</a> are important events of the <a href="/wiki/Hindus" title="Hindus">Hindu</a> festival of <a href="/wiki/Vijayadashami" title="Vijayadashami">Dussera</a> in the city, mainly due to the existence of self-manifested <a href="/wiki/Kanaka_Durga_Temple" title="Kanaka Durga Temple">Kanaka Durga Temple</a>.<a href="#cite_note-100">[98]</a> Hazarat Bal Mosque is a <a href="/wiki/Muslims" title="Muslims">Muslim</a> shrine housing the holy relic of the <a href="/wiki/Muhammad" title="Muhammad">Prophet Mohammed</a>.<a href="#cite_note-101">[99]</a> <a href="/wiki/Gunadala_Matha_Shrine" title="Gunadala Matha Shrine">Gunadala Matha Shrine</a> is an important shrine for <a href="/wiki/Christians" title="Christians">Christians</a> and illuminates during <a href="/wiki/Christmas" title="Christmas">Christmas</a> Eve<a href="#cite_note-102">[100]</a> and Gunadala Matha annual festival which takes place on 9, 10 and 11 February each year.<a href="#cite_note-103">[101]</a> <a href="#cite_note-104">[102]</a> The city corporation organises "Happy Sunday," an event organised on the first Sunday of every month at <a href="/wiki/Mahatma_Gandhi_Road,_Vijayawada" title="Mahatma Gandhi Road, Vijayawada">M.G. Road</a> for promoting activities such as sports, games, cultural events, and yoga.<a href="#cite_note-105">[103]</a> The clothing of the locals includes traditional men wearing <a href="/wiki/Dhoti" title="Dhoti">dhoti</a> and women wearing <a href="/wiki/Sari" title="Sari">saree</a> and <a href="/wiki/Shalwar_kameez" title="Shalwar kameez">salwar kameez</a>. <a href="/wiki/Western_wear" title="Western wear">western clothing</a> is also predominant.<a href="#cite_note-106">[104]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Arts,_crafts_and_artefacts">Arts, crafts and artefacts</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Vijayawada&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Arts, crafts and artefacts">edit</a>]</div> The Vijayawada Art Society promotes Telugu arts.<a href="#cite_note-107">[105]</a> The city hosted Poetic Prism 2015, a multilingual poet's meet on 19 September 2015.<a href="#cite_note-prism-99">[97]</a> All these activities are organised in collaboration with the Cultural Centre of Vijayawada. <a href="/wiki/Kondapalli_Toys" class="mw-redirect" title="Kondapalli Toys">Kondapalli Toys</a> — which were granted <a href="/wiki/Geographical_indication" title="Geographical indication">geographical indication</a> in 2007<a href="#cite_note-108">[106]</a> — are handmade by the artisans of <a href="/wiki/Kondapalli" title="Kondapalli">Kondapalli</a>, a suburb of Vijayawada.<a href="#cite_note-109">[107]</a> Kondapalli toys, also known as Kondapalli Bommalu, are traditional wooden toys crafted by skilled artisans in Kondapalli, Andhra Pradesh, India. These toys are known for their intricate designs and vibrant colours, made from soft Tella Poniki wood and painted with natural dyes. They are safe for children to play with due to their non-toxic materials and lack of harmful chemicals. Originating from Rajasthan in the 16th century, Kondapalli artisans are considered 'Aryakhastriyas'.<a href="#cite_note-110">[108]</a> <a href="/wiki/Bapu_Museum,_Vijayawada" title="Bapu Museum, Vijayawada">Victoria Jubilee Museum</a> is an <a href="/wiki/Archaeology_museum" title="Archaeology museum">archaeological museum</a> in the city, which houses sculptures, paintings, and artefacts of <a href="/wiki/Buddhism" title="Buddhism">Buddhist</a> and Hindu <a href="/wiki/Relic" title="Relic">relics</a>, dating back to the second and third centuries. <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Cityscape">Cityscape</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Vijayawada&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Cityscape">edit</a>]</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/List_of_visitor_attractions_in_Vijayawada" class="mw-redirect" title="List of visitor attractions in Vijayawada">List of visitor attractions in Vijayawada</a></div> Vijayawada was paired as a sister city of <a href="/wiki/Modesto,_California" title="Modesto, California">Modesto, California</a> in 1993.<a href="#cite_note-111">[109]</a> The city has old and new town areas. The <a href="/wiki/One_Town,_Vijayawada" title="One Town, Vijayawada">One Town</a> area of the city is known as old city area, comprising areas such as Islampet, Jendachettu Centre, Kamsalipet, Rajarajeswaripet, Kothapet, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Ajith_Singh_Nagar,_Vijayawada&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ajith Singh Nagar, Vijayawada (page does not exist)">Ajith Singh Nagar</a>, and Winchipet.<a href="#cite_note-areas-112">[110]</a> The new city areas include areas such as Autonagar, Benz circle, Chuttugunta, Labbipet, Machavaram Down, <a href="/wiki/Mogalrajapuram" title="Mogalrajapuram">Mogalrajapuram</a>, NTR circle, Tikkle Road, Governorpeta, Pinnamaneni Polyclinic Road and Suryaraopet.<a href="#cite_note-areas-112">[110]</a><a href="#cite_note-ramavarappadu-113">[111]</a><a href="#cite_note-114">[112]</a> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Vijayawada_from_Gandhi_Hill.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Vijayawada_from_Gandhi_Hill.jpg/220px-Vijayawada_from_Gandhi_Hill.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Vijayawada_from_Gandhi_Hill.jpg/330px-Vijayawada_from_Gandhi_Hill.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Vijayawada_from_Gandhi_Hill.jpg/440px-Vijayawada_from_Gandhi_Hill.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1120" data-file-height="744" /></a><figcaption>Vijayawada city from Gandhi hill</figcaption></figure> Brindavan Colony, Commercial Taxes Colony, Gunadala, Veterinary Colony are some of the residential areas.<a href="#cite_note-ramavarappadu-113">[111]</a> Bank Colony, Bharati Nagar, Gayatri Nagar, Currency Nagar, Satyanarayana Puram, Gurunanak Colony, APIIC Colony, LIC Colony, <a href="/wiki/Patamata" title="Patamata">Patamata</a> and <a href="/wiki/Mahatma_Gandhi_Road,_Vijayawada" title="Mahatma Gandhi Road, Vijayawada">MG Road</a> are the upscale residential areas.<a href="#cite_note-115">[113]</a><a href="#cite_note-mgroad-116">[114]</a> The major commercial areas include the stretch of MG Road and from <a href="/wiki/Benz_Circle" title="Benz Circle">Benz Circle</a> to <a href="/wiki/Ramavarappadu" title="Ramavarappadu">Ramavarappadu</a> Ring.<a href="#cite_note-ramavarappadu-113">[111]</a><a href="#cite_note-mgroad-116">[114]</a> Other commercial centers are Besant Road, Rajagopalachari street, One Town market area covering Kaleswara Rao Market (KR Market), and Vastralatha.<a href="#cite_note-117">[115]</a><a href="#cite_note-118">[116]</a><a href="#cite_note-119">[117]</a> The city has many landmarks which include, <a href="/wiki/Prakasam_Barrage" title="Prakasam Barrage">Prakasam Barrage</a> across the <a href="/wiki/Krishna_River" title="Krishna River">Krishna river</a>;<a href="#cite_note-cgg-120">[118]</a> Krishnaveni Mandapam (River Museum) depicting the history of Krishna river and a nearby idol of the river known as, Krishnaveni statue; <a href="/wiki/Gandhi_Hill,_Vijayawada" title="Gandhi Hill, Vijayawada">Gandhi Hill</a>, the first Gandhi Memorial in the country, located at an elevation of 500 feet (150 m) on a hill; <a href="/wiki/Bhavani_Island" title="Bhavani Island">Bhavani Island</a>, one of the largest river island amidst Krishna river.[<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed">citation needed</a>] <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Transport">Transport</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Vijayawada&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Transport">edit</a>]</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Transport_in_Vijayawada" title="Transport in Vijayawada">Transport in Vijayawada</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Public_transport">Public transport</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Vijayawada&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Public transport">edit</a>]</div> The primary modes of intra-city public transport are city buses and <a href="/wiki/Auto_rickshaw" title="Auto rickshaw">auto rickshaws</a>.<a href="#cite_note-transport-121">[119]</a> Apart from these, other means of transport are <a href="/wiki/Motorcycle" title="Motorcycle">motorcycles</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cycle_rickshaw" title="Cycle rickshaw">cycle rickshaws</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Bicycle" title="Bicycle">bicycles</a>.<a href="#cite_note-transport-121">[119]</a>: 37, 44  The <a href="/wiki/Pandit_Nehru_bus_station" class="mw-redirect" title="Pandit Nehru bus station">Pandit Nehru Bus Station</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Vijayawada_Junction_railway_station" title="Vijayawada Junction railway station">Vijayawada Junction railway station</a> are the major transport infrastructure for road and rail transport.<a href="#cite_note-122">[120]</a> The Pandit Nehru bus station is the administrative headquarters of <a href="/wiki/Andhra_Pradesh_State_Road_Transport_Corporation" title="Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation">APSRTC</a>,<a href="#cite_note-123">[121]</a> which is ranked as the fourth largest and busiest bus terminals in the country.<a href="#cite_note-124">[122]</a> The City Division of APSRTC operates close to 450 buses for an average of 300,000 daily commuting passengers.<a href="#cite_note-125">[123]</a> Autonagar bus terminus and city bus port is used for city bus services.<a href="#cite_note-126">[124]</a><a href="#cite_note-127">[125]</a> The city buses ply in major routes of <a href="/wiki/Besant_Road" class="mw-redirect" title="Besant Road">Besant Road</a>, <a href="/wiki/Eluru_Road,_Vijayawada" class="mw-redirect" title="Eluru Road, Vijayawada">Eluru Road</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mahatma_Gandhi_Road,_Vijayawada" title="Mahatma Gandhi Road, Vijayawada">MG Road</a> and to the city outskirts of <a href="/wiki/Ibrahimpatnam" title="Ibrahimpatnam">Ibrahimpatnam</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kondapalli" title="Kondapalli">Kondapalli</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mangalagiri" title="Mangalagiri">Mangalagiri</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kankipadu" title="Kankipadu">Kankipadu</a>, <a href="/wiki/Vuyyuru" title="Vuyyuru">Uyyuru</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gannavaram" title="Gannavaram">Gannavaram</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nidamanur,_Vijayawada" class="mw-redirect" title="Nidamanur, Vijayawada">Nidamanuru</a> and <a href="/wiki/Nunna" title="Nunna">Nunna</a>.<a href="#cite_note-128">[126]</a> In 2016, APSRTS has discontinued city services on the <a href="/wiki/Vijayawada_Bus_Rapid_Transit_System" title="Vijayawada Bus Rapid Transit System">BRTS corridor</a> due to poor response from the commuters.<a href="#cite_note-129">[127]</a> It was built at a reported cost of ₹150 crore (US$17 million), exclusively to be used by city buses has been.<a href="#cite_note-130">[128]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Road">Road</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Vijayawada&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Road">edit</a>]</div> The two major <a href="/wiki/National_highways_of_India" title="National highways of India">National Highways</a>, <a href="/wiki/National_Highway_16_(India)" title="National Highway 16 (India)">NH-16 (Kolkata–Bhubaneshwar-Visakhapatnam-Vijayawada-Guntur-Nellore-Chennai)</a> and <a href="/wiki/National_Highway_65_(India)" title="National Highway 65 (India)">NH-65 (Pune-Hyderabad-Suryapet-Vijayawada-Machilipatnam)</a>, provides road connectivity with other states and major cities.<a href="#cite_note-131">[129]</a><a href="#cite_note-nh-132">[130]</a> <a href="/wiki/National_Highway_30_(India)" title="National Highway 30 (India)">National Highway 30</a> from <a href="/wiki/Jagdalpur" title="Jagdalpur">Jagdalpur</a> of <a href="/wiki/Chhattisgarh" title="Chhattisgarh">Chhattisgarh</a> terminates near the city suburb of <a href="/wiki/Ibrahimpatnam" title="Ibrahimpatnam">Ibrahimpatnam</a>.<a href="#cite_note-nh-132">[130]</a> The <a href="/wiki/Inner_Ring_Road,_Vijayawada" title="Inner Ring Road, Vijayawada">Inner Ring Road</a> connects NH-16 and NH-65 to serve the main purpose of easing traffic congestion.<a href="#cite_note-133">[131]</a> The seamless commuting in the city is supported by the presence of 16 bridges across the three canals of Bandar, Eluru, and <a href="/wiki/Ryves_Canal" title="Ryves Canal">Ryves</a>.<a href="#cite_note-vmc_brochure-134">[132]</a> <a href="/wiki/Mahatma_Gandhi_Road,_Vijayawada" title="Mahatma Gandhi Road, Vijayawada">M. G. Road</a> (Bandar Road) and <a href="/wiki/Eluru_Road,_Vijayawada" class="mw-redirect" title="Eluru Road, Vijayawada">Eluru Road</a> are the major arterial roads of the city,<a href="#cite_note-135">[133]</a> with as many as 90,000 vehicles plying M. G. Road itself.<a href="#cite_note-136">[134]</a> The city has a total road length of 1,264.24 km (785.56 mi),<a href="#cite_note-137">[135]</a> used by 678,004 non-transport and 94,937 transport vehicles.<a href="#cite_note-traffic-138">[136]</a> The heavy vehicles like lorries are used for freight transport and hold a share of 18% in the country.<a href="#cite_note-139">[137]</a> Short distance commuting is served by 27,296 <a href="/wiki/Auto_rickshaw" title="Auto rickshaw">auto rickshaws</a> plying the city roads every day,<a href="#cite_note-traffic-138">[136]</a> which include the women-driven 'She Autos' as well.<a href="#cite_note-140">[138]</a> The city has a total road length of 1,264.24 km (785.56 mi), covering 1,230.00 km (764.29 mi) of municipal roads, 22.74 km (14.13 mi) of R&B (Roads & Buildings) department roads, 11.50 km (7.15 mi) of National Highways.<a href="#cite_note-141">[139]</a> <a href="/wiki/Benz_Circle" title="Benz Circle">Benz Circle</a> is one of the busiest road junctions in the city with an average of 57,000 vehicles crossing daily, The junction has the intersection of two national highways of NH 16 and NH 65.<a href="#cite_note-benzcircle-142">[140]</a> Golden Mile Project <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Golden_Mile_Project_(Vijayawada)" title="Golden Mile Project (Vijayawada)">Golden Mile Project (Vijayawada)</a></div> MG Road in Vijayawada is home to the Golden Mile Project, India’s first smart street initiative. Covering a 2.9 km stretch from the Police Control Room to Benz Circle, it was launched as a Proof of Concept for the Smart City initiative by the Government of Andhra Pradesh.<a href="#cite_note-143">[141]</a> Supported by <a href="/wiki/Cisco" title="Cisco">Cisco Systems</a>, the project provides facilities such as free Wi-Fi, intelligent street lighting, smart parking, and digital kiosks. The total cost of ₹7.83 crore was shared between Cisco, the Andhra Pradesh Urban Finance & Infrastructure Development Corporation, and the <a href="/wiki/Vijayawada_Municipal_Corporation" title="Vijayawada Municipal Corporation">Vijayawada Municipal Corporation</a>. The project enables real-time monitoring through the City Digital Platform at the municipal office.<a href="#cite_note-144">[142]</a> It includes 101 surveillance cameras, with some capable of calculating traffic density and providing live reports. Additionally, 35 Wi-Fi access points and 240 smart solar-powered lights were installed for public use. Parking sensors help reduce congestion, and motion sensors manage traffic and detect violations. The project also introduced Remote Expert Government Services, allowing citizens to communicate with officials via video calls.<a href="#cite_note-145">[143]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Rail">Rail</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Vijayawada&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Rail">edit</a>]</div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:VijayawadaRailwayStation.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/VijayawadaRailwayStation.jpg/220px-VijayawadaRailwayStation.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="124" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/VijayawadaRailwayStation.jpg/330px-VijayawadaRailwayStation.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/VijayawadaRailwayStation.jpg/440px-VijayawadaRailwayStation.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2048" data-file-height="1152" /></a><figcaption>Vijayawada railway station</figcaption></figure> <a href="/wiki/Vijayawada_Junction_railway_station" title="Vijayawada Junction railway station">Vijayawada Junction railway station</a> was established in the year 1888.<a href="#cite_note-146">[144]</a> It is one of the busiest stations of <a href="/wiki/Indian_Railways" title="Indian Railways">Indian Railways</a>,<a href="#cite_note-147">[145]</a> the busiest railway station in <a href="/wiki/South_India" title="South India">South India</a>, and is classified as a Non-Suburban Grade-2 (NSG-2) station in <a href="/wiki/Vijayawada_railway_division" title="Vijayawada railway division">Vijayawada railway division</a>.<a href="#cite_note-station_categories-148">[146]</a> The station is a junction station for the trains from <a href="/wiki/Hyderabad_railway_station" class="mw-redirect" title="Hyderabad railway station">Hyderabad</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chennai_Central_railway_station" title="Chennai Central railway station">Chennai Central</a>, <a href="/wiki/Machilipatnam_railway_station" title="Machilipatnam railway station">Machilipatnam</a> and <a href="/wiki/Visakhapatnam_Junction_railway_station" class="mw-redirect" title="Visakhapatnam Junction railway station">Visakhapatnam Junction</a>.<a href="#cite_note-149">[147]</a> A train route connecting Vijayawada and Hyderabad was laid in 1889.[<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed">citation needed</a>] Suburban rail services are operated from the railway station to the nearby cities of <a href="/wiki/Guntur" title="Guntur">Guntur</a> and <a href="/wiki/Tenali" title="Tenali">Tenali</a>.<a href="#cite_note-150">[148]</a><a href="#cite_note-151">[149]</a> The city houses the headquarters of Vijayawada railway division,<a href="#cite_note-152">[150]</a> one of the three railway divisions of <a href="/wiki/South_Coast_Railway_zone" title="South Coast Railway zone">South Coast Railway zone</a>.<a href="#cite_note-153">[151]</a> The station has also a diesel and <a href="/wiki/Electric_Loco_Shed,_Vijayawada" title="Electric Loco Shed, Vijayawada">electric loco sheds</a> which have a capacity of holding 220 locos by both the sheds.[<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed">citation needed</a>] The city of Vijayawada has several satellite stations such as <a href="/wiki/Gannavaram_railway_station" title="Gannavaram railway station">Gannavaram</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gunadala_railway_station" title="Gunadala railway station">Gunadala</a>, <a href="/wiki/Krishna_Canal_railway_station" class="mw-redirect" title="Krishna Canal railway station">Krishna Canal</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ramavarappadu_railway_station" title="Ramavarappadu railway station">Ramavarappadu</a>,<a href="#cite_note-154">[152]</a> <a href="/wiki/Kondapalli_railway_station" title="Kondapalli railway station">Kondapalli</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rayanapadu_railway_station" title="Rayanapadu railway station">Rayanapadu</a>,<a href="#cite_note-155">[153]</a> <a href="/wiki/Madhura_Nagar_railway_station" class="mw-redirect" title="Madhura Nagar railway station">Madhura Nagar</a>,<a href="#cite_note-156">[154]</a> and <a href="/wiki/Nidamanuru_railway_station" title="Nidamanuru railway station">Nidamanuru</a>.<a href="#cite_note-157">[155]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Suburban_and_high_speed_rail">Suburban and high speed rail</h4>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Vijayawada&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Suburban and high speed rail">edit</a>]</div> A proposed circular train connectivity would connect Vijayawada with neighbouring cities of <a href="/wiki/Eluru" title="Eluru">Eluru</a>, <a href="/wiki/Guntur" title="Guntur">Guntur</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tenali" title="Tenali">Tenali</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mangalagiri" title="Mangalagiri">Mangalagiri</a> and the state capital, <a href="/wiki/Amaravati" title="Amaravati">Amaravati</a>.<a href="#cite_note-158">[156]</a><a href="#cite_note-159">[157]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Metro_rail_System">Metro rail System</h4>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Vijayawada&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Metro rail System">edit</a>]</div> A 66 km light transit system is proposed to connect the city with <a href="/wiki/Amaravati" title="Amaravati">Amaravati</a> and its surrounding suburbs.The metro project is implemented by a special purpose vehicle named as, Amaravati Metro Rail Corporation.<a href="#cite_note-160">[158]</a> Amaravati Metro Rail Corporation has been renamed as Andhra Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation Ltd after the Managing Director of AMRC suggested that it might be appropriate to change the name AMRC as APMRC so as to implement the Metro Projects in other parts of the State and the ruling government obliged.<a href="#cite_note-161">[159]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Air">Air</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Vijayawada&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: Air">edit</a>]</div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Vijayawada_Airport_5_(November_2018).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/Vijayawada_Airport_5_%28November_2018%29.jpg/220px-Vijayawada_Airport_5_%28November_2018%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/Vijayawada_Airport_5_%28November_2018%29.jpg/330px-Vijayawada_Airport_5_%28November_2018%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/Vijayawada_Airport_5_%28November_2018%29.jpg/440px-Vijayawada_Airport_5_%28November_2018%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4032" data-file-height="3024" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Vijayawada_Airport" title="Vijayawada Airport">Vijayawada Airport</a></figcaption></figure> The <a href="/wiki/Vijayawada_Airport" title="Vijayawada Airport">Vijayawada Airport</a><a href="#cite_note-162">[160]</a> at <a href="/wiki/Gannavaram" title="Gannavaram">Gannavaram</a> provides air connectivity to major metropolitan cities of the country.<a href="#cite_note-airport-163">[161]</a> On 3 May 2017, the airport was upgraded from <a href="/wiki/Domestic_airport" title="Domestic airport">domestic</a> to <a href="/wiki/International_airport" title="International airport">international</a>. Currently, Air India, Jet Airways and Spice Jet are operating in the Vijayawada Airport.<a href="#cite_note-164">[162]</a> International flights started from 4 December 2018 by <a href="/wiki/IndiGo" title="IndiGo">Indigo Airlines</a> to <a href="/wiki/Singapore" title="Singapore">Singapore</a>. The international flights to Singapore stopped after 27 June 2019 because the State Government stopped <a href="/wiki/Public%E2%80%93private_partnership" title="Public–private partnership">Viability Gap Funding</a> in June 2019.<a href="#cite_note-airport-163">[161]</a> As of June 2019<a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Vijayawada&action=edit">[update]</a>, it registered a domestic passenger movement growth rate of 70.0% with a total of 11 Lakh 92 Thousand Passengers in FY 19.<a href="#cite_note-165">[163]</a> Aircraft movement recorded a growth of 65.0%.<a href="#cite_note-166">[164]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Education">Education</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Vijayawada&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: Education">edit</a>]</div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Dr_NTR_University_of_Health_Sciences_A.P.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Dr_NTR_University_of_Health_Sciences_A.P.jpg/220px-Dr_NTR_University_of_Health_Sciences_A.P.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="166" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Dr_NTR_University_of_Health_Sciences_A.P.jpg/330px-Dr_NTR_University_of_Health_Sciences_A.P.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Dr_NTR_University_of_Health_Sciences_A.P.jpg/440px-Dr_NTR_University_of_Health_Sciences_A.P.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4080" data-file-height="3072" /></a><figcaption>NTR University of Health Sciences</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:VRSEC_-_V.R._Siddhartha_Engineering_College_-_Administrtive_office.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/VRSEC_-_V.R._Siddhartha_Engineering_College_-_Administrtive_office.JPG/220px-VRSEC_-_V.R._Siddhartha_Engineering_College_-_Administrtive_office.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/VRSEC_-_V.R._Siddhartha_Engineering_College_-_Administrtive_office.JPG/330px-VRSEC_-_V.R._Siddhartha_Engineering_College_-_Administrtive_office.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/VRSEC_-_V.R._Siddhartha_Engineering_College_-_Administrtive_office.JPG/440px-VRSEC_-_V.R._Siddhartha_Engineering_College_-_Administrtive_office.JPG 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1064" /></a><figcaption>Administrative office of V.R. Siddhartha Engineering College</figcaption></figure> The Primary and Secondary School Education is imparted by the Government, Aided and Private Schools, under the State School Education Department.<a href="#cite_note-167">[165]</a><a href="#cite_note-168">[166]</a> As per the school information report for the academic year 2015–16, the city has 133,837 students enrolled in 529 Schools.<a href="#cite_note-169">[167]</a> The state and <a href="/wiki/Central_Board_of_Secondary_Education" title="Central Board of Secondary Education">CBSE</a> syllabus are followed by schools for the <a href="/wiki/Secondary_School_Certificate" title="Secondary School Certificate">Secondary School Certificate</a>.<a href="#cite_note-170">[168]</a><a href="#cite_note-171">[169]</a> The languages of instruction are English, Urdu and Telugu.<a href="#cite_note-172">[170]</a> For <a href="/wiki/10%2B2" title="10+2">10+2</a> education, there are two government junior colleges, namely S.R.R. & C.V.R. Government College and Government Junior College (at Vinchipeta); a railway junior college; three co-operative, 12 private aided, including the oldest, S.R.R & C.V.R College (established in 1937), <a href="/wiki/Andhra_Loyola_College" title="Andhra Loyola College">Andhra Loyola College</a> (established in December 1953), Maria Stella College for Girls (established in 1962), K.B.N College (established in 1965), <a href="/wiki/Velagapudi_Ramakrishna_Siddhartha_Engineering_College" title="Velagapudi Ramakrishna Siddhartha Engineering College">Velagapudi Ramakrishna Siddhartha Engineering College</a> (established in 1977), the oldest engineering college in Andhra Pradesh, and many private unaided colleges.<a href="#cite_note-colleges-173">[171]</a> <a href="/wiki/School_of_Planning_and_Architecture,_Vijayawada" title="School of Planning and Architecture, Vijayawada">School of Planning and Architecture, Vijayawada</a> (SPAV) was established in 2008, a higher education institute in Vijayawada. It is one of the three Schools of Planning and Architecture (SPAs) established by the <a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Human_Resource_Development" class="mw-redirect" title="Ministry of Human Resource Development">Ministry of Human Resource Development</a> in 2008 as an autonomous institute and a fully central funded institution.[<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed">citation needed</a>] The Sarvotthama Grandhalaya is a city library established on 30 March 1987. It serves an average daily readership of 200, equipped with 22,000 books related to many fields.<a href="#cite_note-174">[172]</a> VMC & VBFS Research and Reference Library is a reader's room/library maintained by Vijayawada Book Festival Society.<a href="#cite_note-175">[173]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Media">Media</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Vijayawada&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: Media">edit</a>]</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Media_in_Vijayawada" title="Media in Vijayawada">Media in Vijayawada</a></div> <a href="/wiki/Visalaandhra" title="Visalaandhra">Visalaandhra</a> was the first newspaper in the state, started from Vijayawada.<a href="#cite_note-176">[174]</a> As per the 58th annual report of Press India 2013–14, the large and medium Telugu daily publications from Vijayawada include <a href="/wiki/Andhra_Jyothi" title="Andhra Jyothi">Andhra Jyothy</a>, <a href="/wiki/Eenadu" title="Eenadu">Eenadu</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sakshi_(newspaper)" title="Sakshi (newspaper)">Sakshi</a>, <a href="/wiki/Suryaa_(newspaper)" title="Suryaa (newspaper)">Suryaa</a>, <a href="/wiki/Andhra_Prabha" title="Andhra Prabha">Andhra Prabha</a>, <a href="/wiki/Vaartha" title="Vaartha">Vaartha</a>, <a href="/wiki/Prajasakti" title="Prajasakti">Prajasakti</a>, and Udaya Bharatam. The English publications are <a href="/wiki/Deccan_Chronicle" title="Deccan Chronicle">Deccan Chronicle</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Hindu" title="The Hindu">The Hindu</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Times_of_India" title="The Times of India">The Times of India</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Hans_India" title="The Hans India">The Hans India</a>, News Boom, The Fourth Voice, and Views Observer.<a href="#cite_note-newspapers-177">[175]</a> The <a href="/wiki/All_India_Radio" title="All India Radio">All India Radio</a> Vijayawada was commissioned on 1 December 1948.<a href="#cite_note-178">[176]</a> Its building was named after <a href="/wiki/Pingali_Venkayya" title="Pingali Venkayya">Pingali Venkayya</a>, the designer of the <a href="/wiki/Flag_of_India" title="Flag of India">Indian flag</a>.<a href="#cite_note-AIR-179">[177]</a> The channels broadcast by All India Radio are Rainbow Krishnaveni FM,<a href="#cite_note-AIR-179">[177]</a><a href="#cite_note-180">[178]</a> <a href="/wiki/Vividh_Bharati" title="Vividh Bharati">Vividh Bharati</a>.<a href="#cite_note-181">[179]</a> Telugu Doordarshan Saptagiri is located here. <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Sports">Sports</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Vijayawada&action=edit&section=25" title="Edit section: Sports">edit</a>]</div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Vijayawada_PWD_Grounds.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Vijayawada_PWD_Grounds.jpg/220px-Vijayawada_PWD_Grounds.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Vijayawada_PWD_Grounds.jpg/330px-Vijayawada_PWD_Grounds.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Vijayawada_PWD_Grounds.jpg/440px-Vijayawada_PWD_Grounds.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2592" data-file-height="1944" /></a><figcaption>Vijayawada PWD ground</figcaption></figure> <a href="/wiki/Indira_Gandhi_Stadium,_Vijayawada" class="mw-redirect" title="Indira Gandhi Stadium, Vijayawada">Indira Gandhi Stadium</a> in the city is the headquarters of the Sports Authority of Andhra Pradesh.<a href="#cite_note-182">[180]</a> It hosted its only men's <a href="/wiki/One_Day_International" title="One Day International">One Day International</a> (ODI) on 24 November 2002, played between <a href="/wiki/India_national_cricket_team" title="India national cricket team">India</a> and <a href="/wiki/West_Indies_cricket_team" title="West Indies cricket team">West Indies</a>.<a href="#cite_note-183">[181]</a> The only women's ODI was hosted on 12 December 1997, played as a group match of <a href="/wiki/1997_Women%27s_Cricket_World_Cup" title="1997 Women's Cricket World Cup">1997 Women's Cricket World Cup</a> between <a href="/wiki/England_women%27s_cricket_team" title="England women's cricket team">England women's</a> and <a href="/wiki/Pakistan_women%27s_national_cricket_team" title="Pakistan women's national cricket team">Pakistan women's</a> teams.<a href="#cite_note-184">[182]</a> Makineni Basavapunnaiah Stadium at Ajit Singh Nagar is another stadium that caters the sporting needs of the northern part of the city.<a href="#cite_note-185">[183]</a> Indoor stadiums include Dandamudi Rajagopala Rao Indoor Stadium (DRRIS) at M. G.Road and Chennupati Ramakotaiah Indoor Stadium (CRIS) at Patamatalanka. The DRRIS was named after the former <a href="/wiki/Olympic_weightlifting" title="Olympic weightlifting">weightlifter</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dandamudi_Rajagopal" title="Dandamudi Rajagopal">Dandamudi Rajagopal Rao</a>, who participated in the <a href="/wiki/1951_Asian_Games" title="1951 Asian Games">1951 Asian Games</a> and the <a href="/wiki/1956_Summer_Olympics" title="1956 Summer Olympics">1956 Olympics</a>.<a href="#cite_note-indoor-186">[184]</a> The DRRIS hosted several national and international sporting events, such as the 79th Senior Badminton Champions.<a href="#cite_note-187">[185]</a> <a href="/wiki/Andhra_Cricket_Association" title="Andhra Cricket Association">Andhra Cricket Association</a> (ACA) International Cricket Stadium is being built on a 30-acre (12 ha) site at <a href="/wiki/Navuduru" title="Navuduru">Navuluru</a> village, <a href="/wiki/Mangalagiri_mandal" title="Mangalagiri mandal">Mangalagiri Mandal</a> of <a href="/wiki/Guntur_district" title="Guntur district">Guntur district</a>, 15 km (9.3 mi) from the city. It serves as the Andhra Cricket Association stadium.<a href="#cite_note-188">[186]</a> Vijaya Madhavi Tennis Academy is in Loyola College. Loyola College Grounds hosted many national-level events which includes a Ranji match.[<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed">citation needed</a>]<a href="#cite_note-189">[187]</a> The Railway Sports Stadium, near the railway station, hosted several national level railway competitions such as bodybuilding competitions, Under-19 <a href="/wiki/Cricket" title="Cricket">Cricket</a> championships and a few non-railway events. This stadium has a gallery facility of over 10,000 people. Makineni Basava Punnaiah stadium is another open stadium in the city. Dandamudi Rajagopal Rao Indoor Stadium is one of the noted <a href="/wiki/Badminton" title="Badminton">Badminton</a> stadiums in Andhra Pradesh. It has hosted several national level Badminton and <a href="/wiki/Table_tennis" title="Table tennis">Table Tennis</a> championships.<a href="#cite_note-190">[188]</a><a href="#cite_note-191">[189]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Awards">Awards</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Vijayawada&action=edit&section=26" title="Edit section: Awards">edit</a>]</div> The Swachh Survekashan 2021 has identified Vijayawada as the third cleanest city in the nation. In the category of cities with more than 10 lakh inhabitants, the city rose from sixth place in 2020 to third place this year. A five-star designation for "Garbage Free City" has also been given to Vijayawada.<a href="#cite_note-192">[190]</a> Such a good ranking can be accredited to policy measures such as the introduction of waste disposal vehicles in the city by <a href="/wiki/N._Chandrababu_Naidu" title="N. Chandrababu Naidu">N. Chandrababu Naidu</a>.<a href="#cite_note-193">[191]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notable_people">Notable people</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Vijayawada&action=edit&section=27" title="Edit section: Notable people">edit</a>]</div> Notable people born in, or associated with, the city include: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Nadeem_(Pakistani_actor)" title="Nadeem (Pakistani actor)">Nadeem Baig</a> – <a href="/wiki/Pakistanis" title="Pakistanis">Pakistani</a> actor, singer and producer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Siva_S._Banda" title="Siva S. Banda">Siva S. Banda</a> - Indian-American <a href="/wiki/Aerospace_engineering" title="Aerospace engineering">aerospace engineer</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saraswathi_Gora" title="Saraswathi Gora">Saraswathi Gora</a> – Indian social activist who served as leader of the <a href="/wiki/Atheist_Centre" title="Atheist Centre">Atheist Centre</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Koneru_Humpy" title="Koneru Humpy">Koneru Humpy</a> - reigning women's world rapid <a href="/wiki/Chess" title="Chess">Chess</a> champion</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lavanam" title="Lavanam">Lavanam</a> – social reformer and Gandhian</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prasad_Murella" title="Prasad Murella">Prasad Murella</a>, Indian film cinematographer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rampilla_Narasayamma" title="Rampilla Narasayamma">Rampilla Narasayamma</a> – Indian freedom fighter.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Teja_Nidamanuru" title="Teja Nidamanuru">Teja Nidamanuru</a> - Indian-born cricketer who plays for the <a href="/wiki/Netherlands_national_cricket_team" title="Netherlands national cricket team">Netherlands national cricket team</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dandamudi_Rajagopal" title="Dandamudi Rajagopal">Dandamudi Rajagopal</a> - Olympic weightlifter</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vangaveeti_Mohana_Ranga" title="Vangaveeti Mohana Ranga">Vangaveeti Mohana Ranga</a> - Vijayawada politician</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ayyadevara_Kaleswara_Rao" title="Ayyadevara Kaleswara Rao">Ayyadevara Kaleswara Rao</a> - Indian freedom fighter and the first Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Andhra Pradesh.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Goparaju_Ramachandra_Rao" title="Goparaju Ramachandra Rao">Goparaju Ramachandra Rao</a> – founder of Atheist Centre</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kanuri_Lakshmana_Rao" title="Kanuri Lakshmana Rao">Kanuri Lakshmana Rao</a> – three time <a href="/wiki/Member_of_parliament_(India)" class="mw-redirect" title="Member of parliament (India)">MP</a> from Vijayawada and Chief Engineer of <a href="/wiki/Nagarjuna_Sagar_Dam" title="Nagarjuna Sagar Dam">Nagarjuna Sagar Dam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/N._T._Rama_Rao" title="N. T. Rama Rao">N. T. Rama Rao</a> – founder of <a href="/wiki/Telugu_Desam_Party" title="Telugu Desam Party">Telugu Desam Party</a> and actor in <a href="/wiki/Telugu_cinema" title="Telugu cinema">Telugu films</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Akkineni_Nageswara_Rao" title="Akkineni Nageswara Rao">Akkineni Nageswara Rao</a> - Telugu film actor and founder of Annapurna Studios</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Viswanatha_Satyanarayana" title="Viswanatha Satyanarayana">Viswanatha Satyanarayana</a>- awarded the Jnanpith Award in 1970, the first for a Telugu writer, and Padma Bhushan in 1971</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Puchalapalli_Sundarayya" title="Puchalapalli Sundarayya">Puchalapalli Sundarayya</a> – founding member of <a href="/wiki/Communist_Party_of_India_(Marxist)" title="Communist Party of India (Marxist)">Communist party (Marxist)</a> and former <a href="/wiki/Member_of_the_Legislative_Assembly_(India)" title="Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)">MLA</a> from Vijayawada</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pingali_Venkayya" title="Pingali Venkayya">Pingali Venkayya</a> – creator of <a href="/wiki/Flag_of_India" title="Flag of India">National Flag</a>.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Vijayawada&action=edit&section=28" title="Edit section: See also">edit</a>]</div> <ul><li>List of educational institutions in Vijayawada-Guntur Region</li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_most_populous_cities_in_India" class="mw-redirect" title="List of most populous cities in India">List of most populous cities in India</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_cities_in_Andhra_Pradesh_by_population" title="List of cities in Andhra Pradesh by population">List of cities in Andhra Pradesh by population</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andhra_Pradesh_Reorganisation_Act,_2014" title="Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014">Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Largest_Indian_cities_by_GDP" class="mw-redirect" title="Largest Indian cities by GDP">Largest Indian cities by GDP</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Vijayawada&action=edit&section=29" title="Edit section: References">edit</a>]</div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Notes">Notes</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Vijayawada&action=edit&section=30" title="Edit section: Notes">edit</a>]</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output 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Transit System">Vijayawada Bus Rapid Transit System</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vijayawada%E2%80%93Hyderabad_Expressway" title="Vijayawada–Hyderabad Expressway">Vijayawada–Hyderabad Expressway</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Rail</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Gunadala_railway_station" title="Gunadala railway station">Gunadala railway station</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vijayawada_Junction_railway_station" title="Vijayawada Junction railway station">Vijayawada Junction railway station</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Places of worship</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Gunadala_Matha_Shrine" title="Gunadala 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style="width:100%;padding:0;text-align: left;"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/North_Andhra" title="North Andhra">North Andhra</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coastal_Andhra" title="Coastal Andhra">Coastal Andhra</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rayalaseema" title="Rayalaseema">Rayalaseema</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;padding-left: 1em; padding-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_districts_of_Andhra_Pradesh" title="List of districts of Andhra Pradesh">Districts</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0;text-align: left;"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Alluri_Sitharama_Raju_district" title="Alluri Sitharama Raju district">Alluri Sitharama Raju</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anakapalli_district" title="Anakapalli district">Anakapalli</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anantapur_district" title="Anantapur district">Anantapur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Annamayya_district" title="Annamayya district">Annamayya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bapatla_district" title="Bapatla district">Bapatla</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chittoor_district" title="Chittoor district">Chittoor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/East_Godavari_district" title="East Godavari district">East Godavari</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eluru_district" title="Eluru district">Eluru</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Guntur_district" title="Guntur district">Guntur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kadapa_district" title="Kadapa district">Kadapa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kakinada_district" title="Kakinada district">Kakinada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Konaseema_district" title="Konaseema district">Konaseema</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Krishna_district" title="Krishna district">Krishna</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kurnool_district" title="Kurnool district">Kurnool</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nandyal_district" title="Nandyal district">Nandyal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NTR_district" title="NTR district">NTR</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Palnadu_district" title="Palnadu district">Palnadu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parvathipuram_Manyam_district" title="Parvathipuram Manyam district">Parvathipuram Manyam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prakasam_district" title="Prakasam district">Prakasam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nellore_district" title="Nellore district">Nellore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Srikakulam_district" title="Srikakulam district">Srikakulam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sri_Sathya_Sai_district" title="Sri Sathya Sai district">Sri Sathya Sai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tirupati_district" title="Tirupati district">Tirupati</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Visakhapatnam_district" title="Visakhapatnam district">Visakhapatnam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vizianagaram_district" title="Vizianagaram district">Vizianagaram</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/West_Godavari_district" title="West Godavari district">West Godavari</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;padding-left: 1em; padding-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_cities_in_India_by_population" title="List of cities in India by population">Metropolis</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0;text-align: left;"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Visakhapatnam" title="Visakhapatnam">Visakhapatnam</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Vijayawada</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;padding-left: 1em; padding-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_cities_in_Andhra_Pradesh_by_population" title="List of cities in Andhra Pradesh by population">Cities</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0;text-align: left;"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Adoni" title="Adoni">Adoni</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anantapur" title="Anantapur">Anantapur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bhimavaram" title="Bhimavaram">Bhimavaram</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chilakaluripet" title="Chilakaluripet">Chilakaluripet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chittoor" title="Chittoor">Chittoor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dharmavaram,_Sri_Sathya_Sai_district" title="Dharmavaram, Sri Sathya Sai district">Dharmavaram</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kadiri" title="Kadiri">Kadiri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eluru" title="Eluru">Eluru</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gudivada" title="Gudivada">Gudivada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Guntakal" title="Guntakal">Guntakal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Guntur" title="Guntur">Guntur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hindupur" title="Hindupur">Hindupur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kadapa" title="Kadapa">Kadapa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kakinada" title="Kakinada">Kakinada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kurnool" title="Kurnool">Kurnool</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Machilipatnam" title="Machilipatnam">Machilipatnam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Madanapalle" title="Madanapalle">Madanapalle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nandyal" title="Nandyal">Nandyal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Narasaraopet" title="Narasaraopet">Narasaraopet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nellore" title="Nellore">Nellore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nuzvid" title="Nuzvid">Nuzvid</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ongole" title="Ongole">Ongole</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Palakollu" title="Palakollu">Palakollu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Proddatur" title="Proddatur">Proddatur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rajahmundry" title="Rajahmundry">Rajahmundry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Srikakulam" title="Srikakulam">Srikakulam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tadepalligudem" title="Tadepalligudem">Tadepalligudem</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tadipatri" title="Tadipatri">Tadipatri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tenali" title="Tenali">Tenali</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tirupati" title="Tirupati">Tirupati</a></li> <li><a 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title="Nagarjuna Sagar Dam">Nagarjuna Sagar Dam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nagarjuna_Sagar_tail_pond" title="Nagarjuna Sagar tail pond">Nagarjuna Sagar tail pond</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Basava_Sagara" title="Basava Sagara">Basava Sagara</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Osman_Sagar" title="Osman Sagar">Osman Sagar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prakasam_Barrage" title="Prakasam Barrage">Prakasam Barrage</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pulichinthala_Project" title="Pulichinthala Project">Pulichintala</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raja_Lakhamagowda_dam" class="mw-redirect" title="Raja Lakhamagowda dam">Raja Lakhamagowda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rajolibanda_Dam" class="mw-redirect" title="Rajolibanda Dam">Rajolibanda Dam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jogulamba_Barrage" title="Jogulamba Barrage">Jogulamba Barrage</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Srisailam_Dam" title="Srisailam Dam">Srisailam Dam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sunkesula" class="mw-redirect" title="Sunkesula">Sunkesula</a></li> <li><a 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href="/wiki/Nagarjuna_Sagar_Dam" title="Nagarjuna Sagar Dam">Nagarjuna Sagar Dam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nagarjuna_Sagar_tail_pond" title="Nagarjuna Sagar tail pond">Nagarjuna Sagar tail pond</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pulichinthala_Project" title="Pulichinthala Project">Pulichintala</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Radhanagari_dam" class="mw-redirect" title="Radhanagari dam">Radhanagari dam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Srisailam_Dam" title="Srisailam Dam">Srisailam Dam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tungabhadra_Dam" title="Tungabhadra Dam">Tungabhadra Dam</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Geographical features/regions</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Coastal_Andhra" title="Coastal Andhra">Coastal Andhra</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Deccan_Plateau" title="Deccan Plateau">Deccan Plateau</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Ghats" title="Eastern Ghats">Eastern Ghats</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Karnataka" title="Karnataka">Karnataka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Konkan" title="Konkan">Konkan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marathwada" title="Marathwada">Marathwada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Telangana" title="Telangana">Telangana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Western_Ghats" title="Western Ghats">Western Ghats</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Riparian_zone" title="Riparian zone">Riparian</a> districts</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Maharashtra" title="Maharashtra">Maharashtra</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Beed_district" title="Beed district">Beed</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kolhapur_district" title="Kolhapur district">Kolhapur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Latur_district" title="Latur district">Latur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Osmanabad_district" title="Osmanabad district">Osmanabad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pune_district" title="Pune district">Pune</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ratnagiri_district" title="Ratnagiri district">Ratnagiri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sangli_district" title="Sangli district">Sangli</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sindhudurg_district" title="Sindhudurg district">Sindhudurg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Solapur_district" title="Solapur district">Solapur</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Karnataka" title="Karnataka">Karnataka</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bagalkot_district" title="Bagalkot district">Bagalkot</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Belgaum_district" class="mw-redirect" title="Belgaum district">Belgaum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bellary_district" class="mw-redirect" title="Bellary district">Bellary</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bidar_district" title="Bidar district">Bidar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bijapur_district,_Karnataka" title="Bijapur district, Karnataka">Bijapur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chikmagalur_district" title="Chikmagalur district">Chikmagalur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chitradurga_district" title="Chitradurga district">Chitradurga</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dakshina_Kannada_district" class="mw-redirect" title="Dakshina Kannada district">Dakshina Kannada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Davanagere_district" title="Davanagere district">Davanagere</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dharwad_district" title="Dharwad district">Dharwad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gadag_district" title="Gadag district">Gadag</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Haveri_district" title="Haveri district">Haveri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kalaburagi_district" title="Kalaburagi district">Kalaburagi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Koppal_district" title="Koppal district">Koppal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raichur_district" title="Raichur district">Raichur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shimoga_district" title="Shimoga district">Shimoga</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tumkur_district" class="mw-redirect" title="Tumkur district">Tumkur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Udupi_district" title="Udupi district">Udupi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Uttara_Kannada_district" class="mw-redirect" title="Uttara Kannada district">Uttara Kannada</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Telangana" title="Telangana">Telangana</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a 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href="/wiki/Pune" title="Pune">Pune</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Vijayawada</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Ores and minerals</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Yellandu" title="Yellandu">Coal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dolomite_(mineral)" title="Dolomite (mineral)">Dolomite</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hatti_Gold_Mines" title="Hatti Gold Mines">Gold</a></li> <li>Granite</li> <li>Iron ore</li> <li>Limestone</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Oil/gas fields</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Krishna_Godavari_Basin" title="Krishna Godavari Basin">Krishna Godavari Basin</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Industries</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bellary_Thermal_Power_station" title="Bellary Thermal Power station">Bellary Thermal Power station</a></li> <li>Cement plants</li> <li>Jindal steel, Bellary</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kudgi_Super_Thermal_Power_Project" class="mw-redirect" title="Kudgi Super Thermal Power Project">Kudgi Super Thermal Power Project</a></li> <li>Kudremukh Iron</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raichur_Thermal_Power_Station" title="Raichur Thermal Power Station">Raichur Thermal Power Station</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Solapur_Super_Thermal_Power_Station" title="Solapur Super Thermal Power Station">Solapur Super Thermal Power Station</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dr_Narla_Tata_Rao_Thermal_Power_Station" class="mw-redirect" title="Dr Narla Tata Rao Thermal Power Station">Vijayawada Thermal Power Station</a></li> <li><a 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Highway 65 (India)">NH65</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Highway_67_(India)" title="National Highway 67 (India)">NH67</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Highway_69_(India)" title="National Highway 69 (India)">NH69</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Highway_75_(India)" title="National Highway 75 (India)">NH75</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Highway_163_(India)" title="National Highway 163 (India)">NH163</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Highway_166_(India)" title="National Highway 166 (India)">NH166</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Highway_748_(India)" title="National Highway 748 (India)">NH748</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Related topics</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Krishna_Water_Disputes_Tribunal" title="Krishna Water Disputes Tribunal">Krishna Water Disputes Tribunal</a></li></ul> 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