Andrapradesh
| Andhra Pradesh | ||
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 Location of Andhra Pradesh in India |
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| Coordinates: 16°30′N 80°38′E / 16.50°N 80.64°ECoordinates: 16°30′N 80°38′E / 16.50°N 80.64°E | ||
| Country |
 India
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| Formation | 1 October 1953 (carved out of the erstwhile composite Madras State as Andhra State) 1 November 1956 (merger with Telangana region from the erstwhile Hyderabad State to form the Joint State of Andhra Pradesh) 2 June 2014 (merger with Telangana dissolved by the formation of Telangana State) |
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| Capital city |
Amaravati (de facto) Hyderabad (de jure) |
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| Largest city | Visakhapatnam | |
| Districts | 13 | |
| Government | ||
| • Body | Government of Andhra Pradesh | |
| • Governor | E. S. L. Narasimhan | |
| • Chief Minister | N. Chandrababu Naidu (TDP) | |
| • Legislature | Bicameral (175 + 58 seats) | |
| • Lok sabha constituencies | 25 | |
| • High Court | High Court of Judicature at Hyderabad | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 162,970 km2 (62,920 sq mi) | |
| Area rank | 7th | |
| Population (2011) | ||
| • Total | 49,386,799 | |
| • Rank | 10th | |
| • Density | 308/km2 (800/sq mi) | |
| Demonym(s) | Telugu / Andhraite | |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+05:30) | |
| UN/LOCODE | AP | |
| Vehicle registration | AP | |
| Literacy rate | 67.41% (2011) | |
| Official language | Telugu | |
| Coastline | 974 kilometres (605 mi) | |
| Website | www |
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^† 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. |
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| Symbols of Andhra Pradesh | ||
| Emblem | Poorna kumbham | |
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| Song | Maa Telugu Talliki | |
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| River | Godavari, Krishna, Penna and Tungabhadra | |
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1961 | 35,983,000 |
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| 1971 | 43,503,000 | 20.9% | |
| 1981 | 53,550,000 | 23.1% | |
| 1991 | 66,508,000 | 24.2% | |
| 2001 | 75,727,000 | 13.9% | |
| 2011 | 84,665,533 | 11.8% | |
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Includes Telangana. Source:Census of India |
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^† 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/) (
pronunciation ) is one of the 29 states of India, situated on the southeastern coast of the country. The state is the seventh largest state in India covering an area of 162,970 km2 (62,920 sq mi). As per 2011 Census of India, the state is tenth largest by population with 49,386,799 inhabitants.
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