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Visakhapatnam ( About this sound pronunciation , Telugu ) ( sometimes pronounced Visakhapatnam Vizag and often abbreviated ) is a port city south-east coast of India and is often " a Jewel of the East Coast ". With a population of 2,035,690 , and the 681 square kilometers ( 263 square miles ), with the occupation , it is the second largest city in the state of Andhra Pradesh and the third largest city on the east coast of India ( Chennai and Kolkata later ) . 625 km from the state capital Hyderabad, Visakhapatnam (388 mi) east of the . The city is home to several state -owned heavy industries , and a steel plant , which is one of India 's major seaports , and is the country 's oldest shipyard . Is the only natural harbor on the east coast of India, Visakhapatnam .
It is nestled among the hills of the Eastern Ghats and faces the Bay of Bengal to the east . Visakhapatnam Visakhapatnam district and the headquarters of the Eastern Naval Command of the Indian Navy is the administrative headquarters .
It is nestled among the hills of the Eastern Ghats and faces the Bay of Bengal to the east . Visakhapatnam Visakhapatnam district and the headquarters of the Eastern Naval Command of the Indian Navy is the administrative headquarters .
