Kakinada

Kakinada కాకినాడ Co–Canada
City
Kakinada aerial view
Kakinada
Coordinates: 16°57′58″N 82°15′18″E / 16.96611°N 82.25500°E / 16.96611; 82.25500Coordinates: 16°57′58″N 82°15′18″E / 16.96611°N 82.25500°E / 16.96611; 82.25500
Country	India
State	Andhra Pradesh
Region	Coastal Andhra
District	East Godavari
Mandal	Kakinada (Urban)
Government
• MP	Thota Narasimham (TDP)
• MLA	Vanamadi Venkateswararao (Kakinada City) Pilli Anantha Lakshmi (Kakinada Rural)
Area
• City	31.51 km2 (12.17 sq mi)
Population (2011)	312,538
• Rank	144th (India) 8th (Andhra Pradesh)
• Metro	4,43,028
Languages
• Official	Telugu
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	533 xxx
Telephone code	91 884
Vehicle registration	AP-05
Literacy	81.23%
Lok Sabha constituency	Kakinada
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Kakinada City, Kakinada Rural
Website	Kakinada Municipal Corporation

Kakinada  pronunciation  is a city in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is a municipal corporation located in Kakinada (urban) mandal of Kakinada revenue division and also the district headquarters of East Godavari district. It is the 4th most populous city of the state.

Kakinada has been selected as one of the hundred Indian cities to be developed as a smart city under PM Narendra Modi's flagship Smart Cities Mission. Further, it was short listed in the 20 cities that are to be first developed under the same scheme by securing 14th place in the list.

Kakinandivada, a village near the present Kakinada was a Dutch settlement. They also used to store and export Coconut products and, hence, the name Co–canada. The British East India Company also called it with the same name when they established the first Canadian Baptist Mission. After Independence, it finally got the name Kakinada. Some theories suggest Kakasura's losing his eye by an arrow of Lord Rama gave the name Kakinada or that Kakinandi vada is derived from Kaka, an Ikshvaku king, who built the town. Another theory says that it is Kakulavada, an abode of crows - for catching fish on the shore.