West Godavari

Andra Pradesh > West Godavari

West Godavari District is one of the 23 districts of Andhra Pradesh, India. The district had a population of 3,803,517 of which 9.74% were urban as of 2001. During the division of Northern Cirkars in to Districts, ELURU was made a part of Machilipatnam District. Later, it was included in the Godavari District in 1859. Subsequently, Eluru made part of the Krishna District. Finally in the year 1925, West Godavari District was formed with Eluru as its Headquarters and all the District Offices and Regional Offices were setup in Eluru Town.West Godavari District, as its name indicates, is a part of the Godavari Delta in Andhra Pradesh. Tube wells and tank-g come next in the order of source of irrigation. The normal annual rainfall of the district is 1076.2 mm. Most of the rainfall is received during the south-west monsoon. West Godavari district is known as "the greenery of Andhra Pradesh".

Places of Interest in West Godavari

• Bhimavaram
• Dwaraka Tirumala
• Palacole
• Pattisam
• Juttiga And Natta Rameswaram
• Penugonda
• Pedavegi
• Khandavalli
• Tanuku
• Kolleru Lake