Andhra Pradesh
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Andhra Pradesh is a eighth largest state of India, situated on the Southeastern coast of the country. Present status of the state comes into force with effect from 2 June 2014. On the date a new state Telangana formed in accordance with the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014. Hyderabad will remain the combined capital of both Andhra Pradesh & Telangana states for a period of time not exceeding 10 years. The new river-front proposed capital of Andhra Pradesh will be Amaravati, situated in Guntur district. The state is divided into two regions - Coastal Andhra & Rayalaseema. It has a total of 13 districts- 9 in Coastal Andhra and 4 in Rayalaseema. These thirteen districts are further divided into 49 revenue divisions and they are in turn divided into 664 Mandals. Chittoor district has the most number of mandals (66) and Srikakulam district has the least number of mandals(38).
Capital : Hyderabad, Amaravati (Proposed capital after 10 years)
Location (Co-ordinates) : 16.50°N 80.64°E
Date of Establishment : 01-11-1956, Re-organised on 02-06-2014(excluding Telangana)
Total Area : 160205 sq. Km
Area Rank in India : 8th
Total Population
(as per 2011 Census) : 49386799
Population Rank in India : 10th
No. of Districts : 13
Largest City : Vishakahpattanam
Governor : E.S.L. Narasimhan
Chief Minister : N. Chandrababu Naidu
No. of Parliamentary constituency : 25
No. of Legislature : 175+58
Official Language : Telugu
HDI Score : 0.416
Literacy Rate : 67.41%
Symbols of Andhra Pradesh
Animal : Blackbuck
Bird : Indian Roller
Flower : Water Lilly
Tree : Neem
Dance : Kuchipudi
Official Website : http://www.ap.gov.in/
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