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Andhra pradesh

Andhra Pradesh
ఆంధ్ర ప్రదేశ్
State
Official seal of Andhra Pradesh
Seal
Location of Andhra Pradesh in India
Location of Andhra Pradesh in India
Coordinates: 16°30′N 80°38′E / 16.50°N 80.64°E / 16.50; 80.64Coordinates: 16°30′N 80°38′E / 16.50°N 80.64°E / 16.50; 80.64
Country  India
Formation 1 October 1953; 63 years ago (1953-10-01) (carved out of Madras State as Andhra State)
1 November 1956; 60 years ago (1956-11-01) (first established including Telangana)
2 June 2014; 2 years ago (2014-06-02) (re-organised excluding Telangana)
Capital city Hyderabad (de jure)
Amaravati (de facto seat of governance)
Largest city Visakhapatnam
Districts 13
Government
 • Body Government of Andhra Pradesh
 • Governor E. S. L. Narasimhan
 • Chief Minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu (TDP)
 • Legislature Bicameral (175 + 58 seats)
 • Lok sabha constituencies 25
 • High Court High Court of Judicature at Hyderabad
Area
 • Total 160,205 km2 (61,855 sq mi)
Area rank 8th
Population (2011)
 • Total 49,386,799
 • Rank 10th
 • Density 308/km2 (800/sq mi)
Time zone IST (UTC+05:30 GMT)
UN/LOCODE AP
Vehicle registration AP
Literacy rate 67.41
Official language Telugu
Coastline 972 kilometres (604 mi)
GSDP 5.2 lakh crore (US$77 billion)
GSDP per-capita 104,000 (US$1,500)
Website AP State Portal

^† The Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014 states that Hyderabad is joint capital of both Telangana and Andhra Pradesh states for a period of time not exceeding 10 years. A new capital is planned to be developed between Guntur and Vijaywada.

Symbols of Andhra Pradesh
Emblem Poorna kumbham
Language
Telugu in Telugu.png
Telugu
Song Maa Telugu Talliki
Dance
IndianDancer.jpg
Kuchipudi
Animal
Antilope cervicapra from velavadar.JPG
Blackbuck
Bird
Indian Roller (Coracias benghalensis)2.jpg
Indian roller
Flower
Aponogeton distachyos l.f. (Capo di Buona Speranza) 3.JPG
Water Lilly
Fruit
Mango tree (227084493).jpg
Mango
Tree
(Curetis thetis) Indian Sunbeam on a neem tree along Eastern Ghats 04.JPG
Neem
River Godavari, Krishna, Penna and Tungabhadra
Sport
Kabadi Game.jpg
Kabaddi

^† The Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014 states that Hyderabad is joint capital of both Telangana and Andhra Pradesh states for a period of time not exceeding 10 years. A new capital is planned to be developed between Guntur and Vijaywada.

Andhra Pradesh (/ˌɑːndrə prəˈdɛʃ/)(About this sound pronunciation ) is one of the 29 states of India, situated on the southeastern coast of the country. The state is the eighth largest state in India covering an area of 160,205 km2 (61,855 sq mi). As per 2011 Census of India, the state is tenth largest by population with 49,386,799 inhabitants. On 2 June 2014, the north-western portion of the state was bifurcated to form a new state of Telangana. In accordance with the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014, Hyderabad will remain the de jure capital of both Andhra Pradesh and Telangana states for a period of time not exceeding 10 years. The new river-front proposed capital in Guntur district is Amaravati, which is under the jurisdiction of APCRDA. The Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) of the state in the 2014–2015 financial year at current prices stood at 5,200.3 billion (US$77 billion) and 4,641.84 billion (US$69 billion) in the 2013–2014 financial year.


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