Visakhapatnam
విశాఖపట్టణం


Seal
Coordinates: 17°42′N 83°15′E / 17.7°N 83.25°E / 17.7; 83.25
State Andhra Pradesh
District Visakhapatnam
Settled 273-232 BCE
Government
- Type Municipal corporation
- Governing body Greater Municipal corporation of Visakhapatnam
- Executive Wing Sreedhar
- Delibrative Wing Pulusu Janardhana Rao
Area
- Land 208.5 sq mi (540 km2)
Elevation 16 ft (5 m)
Population (2001)
- City 969.608
- Density 6,884.2/sq mi (2,658/km2)
- Metro 1.329.472
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
Website http://www.visakhapatnammunicipalcorporation.org