Cities & towns
From the metros to the mandal towns — every place page connects to what's nearby, what to eat and who to call.
The big six
Visakhapatnam
Visakhapatnam district
Beaches, hills and a working harbour — the City of Destiny
Vijayawada
NTR district
The Krishna river city — temples, biryani and the busiest junction in the south
Guntur
Guntur district
Chilli capital, college town and the door to Amaravati
Tirupati
Tirupati district
The pilgrim city below Tirumala — and a growing education hub
Nellore
Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore district
Penna river town famous for its fish curry and rice
Kurnool
Kurnool district
The first capital of Andhra State, on the Tungabhadra
Working Andhra
Rajahmundry
East Godavari district
Cultural capital of Telugu on the banks of the Godavari
Kakinada
Kakinada district
A port city of wide roads, mangroves and the famous kaja
Kadapa
YSR Kadapa district
Gateway to Gandikota, with a dargah at its heart
Anantapur
Anantapuramu district
University town on the Bengaluru road
Eluru
Eluru district
Carpet town beside Kolleru Lake

Ongole
Prakasam district
Home of the Ongole bull and the granite trade
Vizianagaram
Vizianagaram district
Fort city of music, literature and the Sirimanotsavam
Srikakulam
Srikakulam district
Temple town on the Nagavali, minutes from the Sun Temple
Machilipatnam
Krishna district
Bandar — the old port of Kalamkari and laddus
Amaravati
Guntur district
The capital city rising on the south bank of the Krishna
Tenali
Guntur district
The 'Andhra Paris' of theatre, poets and rice
Mangalagiri
Guntur district
Handloom town with a hill temple and AIIMS
Bhimavaram
West Godavari district
India's aquaculture capital and a Pancharama town
Narasaraopet
Palnadu district
Palnadu's headquarters below the Kotappakonda hill
Piduguralla
Palnadu district
Lime City of Andhra — limestone, cement and the road to the Sagar
Chittoor
Chittoor district
Mango town on the Tamil Nadu border
Nandyal
Nandyal district
The base town for Nallamala's temples and caves
Amalapuram
Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Konaseema district
Konaseema's capital among the coconut groves
Bapatla
Bapatla district
Beach-side district HQ with an agricultural college
Puttaparthi
Sri Sathya Sai district
Prasanthi Nilayam — the ashram town on the Chitravathi
Hindupur
Sri Sathya Sai district
Silk and industry town closest to Bengaluru
Srikalahasti
Tirupati district
The Vayu-linga temple town and home of Kalamkari painting
Proddatur
YSR Kadapa district
Gold and cotton trading town near Gandikota
Madanapalle
Annamayya district
Tomato town on the way to Horsley Hills
Tadepalligudem
West Godavari district
Market town with NIT Andhra Pradesh
Araku
Alluri Sitharama Raju district
Hill-station town in the coffee valley