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Andhra Pradesh, India
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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.
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Annavaram is a temple town in central Andhra Pradesh, famous for the Sri Veera Venkata Satyanarayana Swamy Vari temple located on a hillock. The town itself is on the banks of the Pampa River.
Bhimavaram is a small colourful city in central Andhra Pradesh, with a population of about 1.5 lakh or 150 thousand.
Daksharamam (దక్షారామం Dakṣārāmaṁ) is a temple town in central Andhra Pradesh, known for the Bhimeswara Swamy Temple. The poet Mallikarjuna Panditaradhyudu who wrote first independent work in Telugu and spread Lingayatism in the Telugu region during medieval ages was born in this town.
known mainly for the Venkateswara temple
Eluru is a small colourful city in central Andhra Pradesh.
Kakinada is a port city in central Andhra Pradesh, and a part of the mighty River Godavari Delta Region.
Kondapalli is a village 16 km (9.9 mi) west of Vijayawada in central Andhra Pradesh. The village is known for making toys with light-weight wood sourced from the hill forest.
Machilipatnam or Masulipatnam is a port city in central Andhra Pradesh. It is a small fishing town; has a carpet-weaving industry; other products include rice, oilseed, and scientific instruments.
Palakollu is a small colourful town in central Andhra Pradesh, with a population of barely a lakh or a hundred thousand.
known as a cultural capital of Andhra Pradesh, Rajahmundry is noted for its versatile Vedic culture and intellectualism
Tiruvuru is a town in central Andhra Pradesh.
Andhra's second-largest city, commercial hub and pilgrimage site
a scenic gorge on the Godavari River in the Eastern Ghats
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