Visakhapatnam
city in Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh
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Summary
Visakhapatnam is a city or town[1]. Visakhapatnam ranks in the top 0.73% of city or town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,001 views/month, #5 of 686).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Andhra Pradesh[3]
- Country: India[4]
- Instance of: largest city[5], metropolis[6], administrative territorial entity[7]
- Postal code: 530/531[8]
- Commons category: Visakhapatnam[9]
- Located in time zone: UTC+05:30[10]
- Local dialing code: 891[11]
- Authority: Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation[12]
- Topic's main category: Category:Visakhapatnam[13]
- Commons gallery: విశాఖపట్నం[14]
- Population: 2,035,922[15]
- Described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[16], New International Encyclopedia[17]
- Capital of: Visakhapatnam district[18], Visakhapatnam (urban) mandal[19]
- Official name: విశాఖపట్టణం[20], Visakhapatnam[21]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Visakhapatnam[22]
- Native label: విశాఖపట్టణం[23], Visakhapatnam[24]
- Category for films shot at this location: Category:Films shot in Visakhapatnam[25]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Visakhapatnam[26]
- Elevation above sea level: 45 m[27]
- Area: 640 km²[28]
- Category for maps or plans: Category:Maps of Visakhapatnam[29]
- Economy of topic: economy of Visakhapatnam[30]
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Brands and Namesakes
Things named for Visakhapatnam include Visakhapatnam International Airport[31], a commercial traffic aerodrome[32], in India[33].
Why It Matters
Visakhapatnam has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] Visakhapatnam is known by 55 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]
Entities named for Visakhapatnam include Visakhapatnam International Airport[31], a commercial traffic aerodrome[32], in India[33].