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PROFILE OF THE DISTRICT
WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT, AS ITS NAME INDICATES, IS A PART OF THE GODAVARI DELTA IN ANDHRA PRADESH. IT LIES BETWEEN 16O 15'-17O30' NORTHERN LATITUDES AND 80O55' AND 81O55' EASTERN LONGITUDES. IT IS SURROUNDED BY KHAMMAM DISTRICT ON THE NORTH, KRISHNA DISTRICT AND THE BAY OF BENGAL ON THE SOUTH AND ON THE EAST BY RIVER GODAVARI AND KRISHNA DISTRICT ON THE WEST.
THE DISTRICT OCCUPIES AN AREA OF 7742 SQ.KM. WITH DENSITY OF POPULATION OF 454 PER SQ.KM. THE TOTAL POPULATION OF THE DISTRICT IS 35.18 LAKHS, OF WHICH 27.90 LAKHS IS RURAL AND 7.28 LAKHS URBAN.
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