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West Godavari (పశ్చిమ గోదావరి) is a district in Andhra Pradesh in India. The headquarters is the town of Eluru. The district had a population of 3,803,517 of which 9.74% were urban as of 2001. [1]

Other important places in the district are Akividu, Achanta, Bhimavaram, Narsapur, Palakollu, Kovvur, Nidadavole, Tallapudi, Tanuku, Tadepalligudem, Jangareddigudem and Koyyalagudem.

The district is located in delta region of the Krishna and Godavari rivers. Khammam District lies to the north, East Godavari District to the east, the Bay of Bengal to the south, and Krishna District to the west.

Contents 1 Economy 2 Seasons and Climate 3 Mandals 4 Parliamentary and Assembly Constituency 5 References

The district is rich in Agriculture & aquaculture with Rice, Sugar and Coconut being important crops. Industrialization is meagre in the district and 80% of the populace still depends on agriculture for their livelihood. ONGC had found rich oil & gas resources in 1970, but exploration is still underway. Education is moderate and most of the people live in villages and remote areas. NH 5 passes through some parts of the district. Economy is agriculture based. Cottage industries like jute, lace are prominent in some areas. Mostly this district is neglected by Government for setting up any significant major industries. Hence, Jobs available/generated in the sectors like Industries, IT, Firms are almost nil in the District, so that entire youth has to migrate to other areas in search of jobs after completing educations. Present globalization, Information boom has no touchwood to this district and hence in the present global norms, this district can be called a 'remote district'.

The region mostly has a tropical climate like the rest of the Coastal Andhra region. The summers (March-June) are very hot and humid with practically non-existent winters. The rainy season (July-Jan) is the best time to visit this place with the fields brilliantly green with paddy crops, rivulets flowing with water and the sun shining brightly, but not burning as it does in the summer. The regions has long been home to Indian nobles due to its climate and fertile soil, and several zamindar mansions are scattered around the Godavari area.

There are 46 mandals in the West Godavari district.

1. Achanta
2. Akividu
3. Attili
4. Bhimavaram
5. Bhimadole
6. Buttayagudem
7. Chagallu
8. Chintalapudi
9. Denduluru
10. Devarapalle
11. Dwaraka Tirumala
12. Eluru
13. Ganapavaram
14. Gopalapuram
15. Iragavaram
16. Jangareddygudem
17. Jeelugumilli
18. Kalla
19. Kamavarapukota
20. Kovvur
21. Koyyalagudem
22. Lingapalem
23. Mogalthur
24. Nallajerla
25. Narsapur
26. Nidadavole
27. Nidamarru
28. Palakoderu
29. Palakol
30. Pedapadu
31. Pedavegi
32. Pentapadu
33. Penugonda
34. Penumantra
35. Peravali
36. Poduru
37. Polavaram
38. T.Narasapuram
39. Tadepalligudem
40. Tanuku
41. Thallapudi
42. Undrajavaram
43. Undi
44. Unguturu
45. Veeravasaram
46. Yelamanchili

There are 2 Parliamentary and 16 Assembly Constituencies in West Godavari district.

The Parliamentary constituencies are Eluru and Narsapur.

The Assembly constituencies ^[1] are Achanta, Attili, Bhimavaram, Chintalapudi, Denduluru, Eluru, Gopalapuram, Kovvur, Narsapur, Palakole, Penugonda, Polavaram, Tadepalligudem, Tanuku, Undi and Unguturu.

New Assembly constituencies would be According to Redivision Commission(This is not a confirmed list,moreover the actual list will be prepared by 2009 elections) wed-Nov-28-2007-eenadu-westgodavari(http://www.eenadu.net/district/districtshow1.asp?dis=westgodavari)

    Attili and Penugonda out,Nidadavole in

1. Kovvoru:Kovvoru,chagallu,tallapudi
2. Nidadavolu:Nidadavolu,Undrajavaram,Peravali
3. Achanta:Penugonda,Achanta,Penumantra,Poduru(Kavitam,Jagannadhapuram,Panditavilluru,Miniminchillipadu,Poduru,Pemmarajupolavaram,Gummuluru)
4. Palakollu:Palakollu,Yalamanchili mandal,Poduru(Kommuchikkala,Vedangi,Jinnuru,Mettaparru,Penumadam,Ravipadu,Vaddiparru)
5. Narasapuram:Narasapuram,Mogalturu
6. Bheemavaram:Veeravasaram,Bhimavaram mandal,Bhimavaram Town,China amiram,Rayalam
7. Undi:Kalla,Palakoderu,Undi,Akiveedu
8. Tanuku:Tanuku,Attili,Iragavaram
9. Tadepalligudem:Tadepalligudem,Pentapadu
10. Ungutur:Unguture,Bhimadole,Nidamarru,Ganapavaram
11. Denduluru:Pedavegi,Pedapadu,Denduluru,Villages in Eluru mandal(Malkapuram,chataparru,jalipudi,katlampudi,madepalli, manuru,sreeparru,kalakurru, komatilanka,gudivadalanka,kokkirayilanka,pydichintapadu,Prattikollalanka)
12. Eluru:Eluru corporation,Villages in Eluru mandal(satrampadu,gavaravaram,tangellamudi,komadavolu,chodimella,sanivarapupeta,ponangi)
13. Gopalapuram(S.C):Dwaraka tirumala,Nallajerla,Devarapalli,Gopalapuram
14. Polavaram(S.T):Polavaram,Bhuttayagudem,Jeelugumilli,Koyyalagudem,T.Narsapuram
15. Chintalapudi(S.C):Chintalapudi,Lingapalem,Kamavarapukota,Jangareddygudem

--Satyanarayana Marisetti (talk) 18:26, 28 November 2007 (UTC)

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Coordinates: 17°00′N, 81°10′E