Central Andhra (మధ్యాంధ్ర Madhyāndhra) consists of the Godavari-Krishna Delta, the heart of the Telugu culture in Andhra Pradesh, and is home to the cultural capital Rajahmundry, Andhra's second-largest city Vijayawada and the former French enclave Yanam.
Cities
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Map of Central Andhra
- 1 –
- 2 Bhimavaram –
- 3 Daksharamam –
- 4 Dwarakatirumala – known mainly for the Venkateswara temple
- 5 Eluru –
- 6 Kakinada –
- 7 Kondapalli –
- 8 Machilipatnam (Bandar) –
- 9 Palakollu –
- 10 Rajahmundry – known as a cultural capital of Andhra Pradesh, Rajahmundry is noted for its versatile Vedic culture and intellectualism
- 11 Tiruvuru –
- 12 Vijayawada (Bezawada) – Andhra's second-largest city, commercial hub and pilgrimage site
- 13 Yanam – former French colony
Other destinations
[edit]- 1 Konaseema – a group of islands at the Godavari River delta
- 2 Krishna Wildlife Sanctuary – a mangrove forest at the estuary of the Krishna River
- 3 Papikonda National Park – a scenic gorge on the Godavari River in the Eastern Ghats
Understand
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[edit]By plane
[edit]Rajahmundry (RJA IATA) and Vijayawada (VGA IATA) serve this region by plane.