Andhra Pradesh State which was combined state until 31st May, 2014 was bifurcated into two smaller states - Telengana and Andhra Pradesh. The Andhra Pradesh Reorganization Act 2014 bill was passed in Parliament in February, 2014 for formation of Andhra Pradesh ( with 13 districts ) and Telengana ( with 10 districts ) with effect from 2nd June, 2014. Hyderabad is going to be the common capital for both the states for 10 years.
Andhra Pradesh is one of the 29 states of India, situated on the country's southeastern coast. The Andhra Pradesh is the eighth largest state in India covering an area of 160,205 km2 (61,855 sq mi). According to 2011 census, the state is tenth largest by population with 49,386,799 inhabitants. The state borders Telangana in the northwest, Chhattisgarh in the North, Odisha in the northeast, Karnataka in the west, Tamil Nadu in the south and the water body of Bay of Bengal in the east. A small enclave of 30 km2 (12 sq mi) of Yanam, a district of Pondicherry, lies in the Godavari delta to the northeast of the state.
Andhra Pradesh has the second longest coast line of 972 Km in India. This is second to Gujarat as far as coast line is concerned. Andhra Pradesh comprises of two regions - The coastal andhra and the Rayala Seema. So the news media often refers this state as Seemandhra. There are 13 districts in Andhra Pradesh ( 9 in coastal andhra and 4 in Rayala Seema areas ). Vishakapatnam is the largest city in Andhra Pradesh and also the commercial hub of the state with a GDP of $26 billion followed by Vijayawada with a GDP of $3 billions. Some of the other commercial hubs in Andhra Pradesh include - Kurnool, Tirupathi, Guntur, Kakinada, Rajahmundry. At present ( 25th August, 2014 ) Vijayawada is the Ad Hoc capital of Andhra Pradesh.
The geography of Andhra is bestowed with two mightly river systems of Krishna and Godavari. The Andhra Pradesh state has a variety of physio-geographic features ranging from Eastern Ghats, Nallamala forest, Coastal plains to deltas of two major rivers - Krishna and Godavari.
Andhra Pradesh is the largest producer of Rice in India so it is nick named as Rice bowl of India. The official language of Andhra Pradesh is Telugu. The state has various piligrimage destinations like Tirumala temple. The India's space port - Satish Dhawan Space Center is located at Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh
The Eastern Ghats are discontinuous and individual sections have local names. The Eastern Ghats are a major dividing line in the state's geography. The Kadapa Basin formed by two arching branches of the Eastern Ghats is a mineral-rich area. The Ghats become more pronounced towards the south and extreme north of the coast. Most of the coastal plains are put to intense agricultural use. The Rayalaseema region has semi-arid conditions.
The state of Andhra Pradesh will be bifurcated into two states, named as Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. The Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014 bill was passed in February 2014, in favour of the formation of the state of Telangana, which would comprise of 10 districts from north-western Andhra Pradesh. The new state shall come into existence from 2 June 2014 as the 29th state of India, after the President of India's approval. Both the states would have Hyderabad as its capital for ten years.
After the formation, Telangana would have 17 Lok Sabha and 119 assembly constituencies. The elections for the Lok Sabha and assembly seats took place in 2014. Andhra Pradesh will send 42 members to the Lok Sabha.
Andhra Pradesh is one of the 29 states of India, situated on the country's southeastern coast. The Andhra Pradesh is the eighth largest state in India covering an area of 160,205 km2 (61,855 sq mi). According to 2011 census, the state is tenth largest by population with 49,386,799 inhabitants. The state borders Telangana in the northwest, Chhattisgarh in the North, Odisha in the northeast, Karnataka in the west, Tamil Nadu in the south and the water body of Bay of Bengal in the east. A small enclave of 30 km2 (12 sq mi) of Yanam, a district of Pondicherry, lies in the Godavari delta to the northeast of the state.
Andhra Pradesh has the second longest coast line of 972 Km in India. This is second to Gujarat as far as coast line is concerned. Andhra Pradesh comprises of two regions - The coastal andhra and the Rayala Seema. So the news media often refers this state as Seemandhra. There are 13 districts in Andhra Pradesh ( 9 in coastal andhra and 4 in Rayala Seema areas ). Vishakapatnam is the largest city in Andhra Pradesh and also the commercial hub of the state with a GDP of $26 billion followed by Vijayawada with a GDP of $3 billions. Some of the other commercial hubs in Andhra Pradesh include - Kurnool, Tirupathi, Guntur, Kakinada, Rajahmundry. At present ( 25th August, 2014 ) Vijayawada is the Ad Hoc capital of Andhra Pradesh.
Geography of Andhra Pradesh
The geography of Andhra is bestowed with two mightly river systems of Krishna and Godavari. The Andhra Pradesh state has a variety of physio-geographic features ranging from Eastern Ghats, Nallamala forest, Coastal plains to deltas of two major rivers - Krishna and Godavari.Andhra Pradesh is the largest producer of Rice in India so it is nick named as Rice bowl of India. The official language of Andhra Pradesh is Telugu. The state has various piligrimage destinations like Tirumala temple. The India's space port - Satish Dhawan Space Center is located at Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh
The Eastern Ghats are discontinuous and individual sections have local names. The Eastern Ghats are a major dividing line in the state's geography. The Kadapa Basin formed by two arching branches of the Eastern Ghats is a mineral-rich area. The Ghats become more pronounced towards the south and extreme north of the coast. Most of the coastal plains are put to intense agricultural use. The Rayalaseema region has semi-arid conditions.
The state of Andhra Pradesh will be bifurcated into two states, named as Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. The Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014 bill was passed in February 2014, in favour of the formation of the state of Telangana, which would comprise of 10 districts from north-western Andhra Pradesh. The new state shall come into existence from 2 June 2014 as the 29th state of India, after the President of India's approval. Both the states would have Hyderabad as its capital for ten years.
After the formation, Telangana would have 17 Lok Sabha and 119 assembly constituencies. The elections for the Lok Sabha and assembly seats took place in 2014. Andhra Pradesh will send 42 members to the Lok Sabha.
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