

Hyderabad remains de jure the capital of Andhra Pradesh until further notice. The planned city is in the process of being constructed on the southern banks of the Krishna river in around Amaravati, a small village in the Krishna and Guntur districts near Vijayawada, now the state's second largest city. The largest city and capital of Andhra Pradesh was until June 2014 Hyderabad. Andhra Pradesh is divided into 13 districts.Īndhra Pradesh has a population of estimated 54 million people (in 2019) spoken languages are Telugu and Urdu. Dwaraka Tirumala (Venkateswara Temple) is an ancient temple complex, a holy place, and a popular pilgrim center in Dwaraka Tirumala, Andhra Pradesh.Īndhra Pradesh is known as the "Rice Bowl of India." It is India's fifth largest state, with an area of 160,205 km², compared it is somewhat larger than Bangladesh or slightly smaller than the US state of Wisconsin.
