East Godavari is one of the 9 districts in Coastal
Andhra of Andhra Pradesh. The District head quarters are located in Kakinada.
The boundaries of East Godavari are Visakhapatnam district to North, Khammam
District to East, Malkangiri district of Orissa to North-west, Bay of Bengal to
South and West Godavari district to West. According to 2011 census, East Godavari
is the most populous district consists of 5,151,549 population and occupies an
area about 12,607 sq.km. East Godavari district news, Headlines, Local news etc
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News on East Godavari district formation
In 1859, Rajahmundry district was divided into
Krishna and Godavari districts. In 1925, Godavari district is sub divided into
East Godavari and West Godavari districts. In 1959, Naguru Taluks and Bhadrachalam
Revenue division of East Godavari district are merged in Khammam district of
Telangana. Again in 2014 Reorganisation, Nellipaka, Vararamachandrapuram,
Chinturu, Mandals of Bhadrachalam and Kunavaram were added again to East Godavari
District.
Economy
East Godavari district is one of the richest
District in India because the richest sources of Oil and Natural gas reserves
are identified in the district. The district is famous for Agriculture because
of its fertile lands and Aquaculture. Other Major industries like Paper mill,
Sugar factories, Plywood, Fisheries, Biofuel plants etc. The district is one of
the largest oil and natural gas hubs in the country.
Divisions
There are Seven revenue divisions in East Godavari
namely Kakinada, Amalapuram, Rajahmundry, Peddapuram, Etapaka, Rampachodavaram
and Ramachandrapuram. Each divison is divided into Mandals. There are 65
mandals in the district, 2 Municipal Corporations namely Rajahmundry and
Kakinada and 7 Municipalities namely Tuni, Amalapuram, Peddapuram,
Ramachandrapuram, Mandapeta, Samalkota, Pithapuram. There are 19 Assembly seats
and 3 Lok sabha constituencies in the district.
Tourism
Many Historical temples like Antharvedi, Amalapuram,
Rajahmundry, Annavaram, Pithapuram, Kotipalli, Draksharamam, Samalkota, etc.
Tourist places like Kakinada port, Coringa wild life sanctuary, Adurru, Water
falls, Eco Tourism projects that are located at Maredumilli Rampa, etc are
situated in the District and also get Latest updates, Local news like East Godavari news in onlineap.com
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