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Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation (GVMC) is the civic body that governs the city of Visakhapatnam, largest city of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Its jurisdiction encompasses an area of 640 km 2 (250 sq mi). [2] [3] It is also part of the planning body of the Visakhapatnam Metropolitan Region Development Authority. [4]
Visakhapatnam is home to several local cricket teams participating in district and zonal matches. Gully cricket or backyard cricket (a form of cricket played in streets or parks) is a popular sport among local youth. Visakhapatnam co-hosted the 32nd National Games alongside Hyderabad in 2002.
The Administration of Visakhapatnam officially started in 1803, [1] with the municipality of Visakhapatnam being established in 1861. [2] Currently, it is known as the Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation (GVMC). Its total area is 681 km 2 (263 sq mi) with 98 wards and 8 zones. [3]
VMRDA Headquarters at Siripuram, Visakhapatnam. Under the jurisdiction of VMRDA, the Visakhapatnam Metropolitan Region (VMR), comprises, Visakhapatnam city and the districts of Vizianagaram,Visakhapatnam and Anakapalli. It is spread over an area of 7,328.86 km 2 (2,829.69 sq mi) [6] [7] and has a population of 40.7 lakhs according to the 2011 ...
After reorganization, Visakhapatnam district had a population of 1,959,544, of which 1,757,542 (89.69%) live in urban areas. The district has a sex ratio of 983 females per 1000 males. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes made up 167,272 (8.54%) and 22,574 (1.15%) of the population respectively.It has a literacy rate of 80.1%.
The Indian Institute of Management Visakhapatnam (IIM-Visakhapatnam or IIM-V) is a public business school and Institute of National Importance located in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India. [3] It is one of the twenty one Indian Institutes of Management. The institution started the first batch of its Post Graduate Program (PGP) in Management ...
Majority of people in Visakhapatnam are Telugu because Visakhapatnam is the largest city in Andhra Pradesh. Along with that we can find Odia, Hindi, Tamil and Malayalam people also. Visakhapatnam has a cosmopolitan culture. English is also used widely in Vizag because significant amount of Anglo-Indian people lives here. [3]
Hanumanthuwaka is an area of Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India. The Visakhapatnam BRTS connects Hanumanthuwaka to Simhachalam . Hanumanthuwaka was an initially a small suburb outside Visakhapatnam.