What is Vijayawada?
'''Vijayawada''' is the second largest [[city]] in [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[India]]. It is on the [[shore|banks]] of [[Krishna River]]. Vijayawada is a [[municipal corporation]] and [[headquarters]] of the [[Andhra Pradesh Capital Region Development Authority]] and Vijayawada [[Tehsil|mandal]]. It is also known as the business [[wikt:capital|capital]] of Andhra Pradesh. This is because it is one of the major [[trading]] and business center of the state. Vijayawada is the second largest city after the [[Visakhapatnam]] port city, in [[Andhra Pradesh]]. The city is recognised as the Global City of the Future by ''[[McKinsey Quarterly]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kostalife.com/my-city/10-reasons-why-vijayawada-is-the-global-city-of-the-future/ |title=10 Reasons Why Vijayawada Is The Global City Of The Future |publisher=KostaLife.com |access-date=December 17, 2016 |archive-date=September 9, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170909023703/http://www.kostalife.com/my-city/10-reasons-why-vijayawada-is-the-global-city-of-the-future/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> According to the 2011 [[census]] the total [[population]] of the city is 1,034,358.<ref name=censuspop>{{cite web |url=http://www.census2011.co.in/census/city/408-vijayawada.html |title=Vijayawada City Census 2011 data |publisher=Census Population 2015 Data |access-date=December 17, 2016}}</ref> The [[urban area]] population is 1,476,931.<ref name=censuspop/> The literacy rate of the city is 82.59%. Vijayawada [[Railway station]] is an important [[junction]] in the south central railway zone. [[Vijayawada Airport]] is well connected with nearby cities such as [[Hyderabad]], [[Bangalore]], [[Chennai]], [[Visakhapatnam]], [[Tirupati]] and [[Kadapa]]. ==Reference== {{reflist}} [[Category:Cities in Andhra Pradesh]]