Vijayawada
Vijayawada is the second largest city in Andhra Pradesh, India. It is on the banks of Krishna River. Vijayawada is a municipal corporation and headquarters of the Andhra Pradesh Capital Region Development Authority and Vijayawada mandal. It is also known as the business capital of Andhra Pradesh. This is because it is one of the major trading and business center of the state.
Vijayawada is the second largest city after the Visakhapatnam port city, in Andhra Pradesh. The city is recognised as the Global City of the Future by McKinsey Quarterly.[1] According to the 2011 census the total population of the city is 1,034,358.[2] The urban area population is 1,476,931.[2] The literacy rate of the city is 82.59%.
Vijayawada Railway station is an important junction in the south central railway zone. Vijayawada Airport is well connected with nearby cities such as Hyderabad, Bangalore, Chennai, Visakhapatnam, Tirupati and Kadapa.
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- ↑ "10 Reasons Why Vijayawada Is The Global City Of The Future". KostaLife.com. Archived from the original on September 9, 2017. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Vijayawada City Census 2011 data". Census Population 2015 Data. Retrieved December 17, 2016.