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}}Vishakhapatnam has been ranked 22nd best “National Clean Air City” (under Category 1 >10L Population cities) in India according to 'Swachh Vayu Survekshan 2024 Results' .<ref>{{Cite web |date=7 September 2024 |title=Swachh Vayu Sarvekshan 2024 |url=https://prana.cpcb.gov.in/ncapServices/robust/fetchFilesFromDrive/Swachh_Vayu_Survekshan_2024_Result.pdf |website=Swachh Vayu Sarvekshan 2024}}</ref>
== Demographics ==
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[[Telugu people|Telugu]] is the official and the most predominantly spoken language by native speakers.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Correspondent|first1=Special|title=Need to protect Telugu language stressed|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Visakhapatnam/need-to-protect-telugu-language-stressed/article17345514.ece|access-date=18 May 2017|work=The Hindu}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Correspondent|first1=Special|title=Telugu Tirunallu draws to a close|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Visakhapatnam/Telugu-Tirunallu-draws-to-a-close/article16914887.ece|access-date=18 May 2017|work=The Hindu|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161221133830/http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Visakhapatnam/Telugu-Tirunallu-draws-to-a-close/article16914887.ece|archive-date=21 December 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> Two dialects of [[Telugu language|Telugu]] are spoken by the people, the common dialect and the [[Uttarandhra]] (North Eastern Andhra) dialect. The latter is mainly spoken by the people who originally belong to the districts of [[Vizianagaram]] and [[Srikakulam]].<ref name="Visakhapatnam language">{{cite web|title=Visakhapatnam language|url=http://www.mapsofindia.com/visakhapatnam/language.html|website=Maps of India|access-date=28 August 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150722002022/http://www.mapsofindia.com/visakhapatnam/language.html|archive-date=22 July 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> A cosmopolitan population of Visakhapatnam comprises Tamils,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Visakhapatnam/celebration-time-for-tamilians/article5908409.ece/articleshow/19300060.cms |title=Celebration time for Tamilians|work=The Hindu|date=13 April 2014 |access-date=13 April 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author= Rani Devalla|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/blend-of-tradition-and-creativity/article7787126.ece |title=Blend of tradition and creativity|work=The Hindu|date=21 October 2015 |access-date=21 October 2015}}</ref> Malayalis,<ref>{{cite news|author=Rani Devalla|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/malayalis-feel-at-home-in-vizag/article5140356.ece|title=Malayalis feel at home in Vizag|work=The Hindu|date=18 September 2013|access-date=18 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927110858/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/malayalis-feel-at-home-in-vizag/article5140356.ece|archive-date=27 September 2013|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author= B.Madhugopal|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/malayalees-seek-direct-daily-train-to-mangalore/article7960594.ece |title=Malayalees seek direct daily train to Mangalore|work=The Hindu|date=8 December 2015 |access-date=8 December 2015}}</ref> Sindhis,<ref>{{cite news|last1=Rani Devalla|title=Sindhis make merry|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Visakhapatnam/sindhis-make-merry/article6580788.ece|access-date=7 May 2016|agency=[[The Hindu]]|date=10 November 2014}}</ref> Kannadigas,<ref>{{cite news|author=Sulogna Mehta|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/visakhapatnam/Kannadigas-make-a-mark-by-displaying-their-rich-tradition/articleshow/19300060.cms|title=Kannadigas make a mark by displaying their rich tradition|work=The Times of India|date=31 March 2013 |access-date=31 March 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180529062453/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/visakhapatnam/Kannadigas-make-a-mark-by-displaying-their-rich-tradition/articleshow/19300060.cms|archive-date=29 May 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author=Rani Devalla|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Visakhapatnam/kannadigas-in-celebration-mode/article6605466.ece|title=Kannadigas in celebration mode|work=The Times of India|date=17 November 2014|access-date=17 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141127165331/http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Visakhapatnam/kannadigas-in-celebration-mode/article6605466.ece|archive-date=27 November 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Odias]],<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Visakhapatnam/get-set-to-savour-odia-delicacies/article7051860.ece |title=Get set to savour Odia delicacies |work=The Hindu|date=31 March 2015 |access-date=12 March 2017}}</ref> Bengalis and Bihari migrants from other regions of India.<ref>{{cite news|author=Sulogna Mehta|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/visakhapatnam/Cosmo-Vizag-celebrates-Shivaratri/articleshow/31123165.cms|title=Cosmo Vizag celebrates Shivaratri|work=The Times of India|date=28 February 2014 |access-date=28 February 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180117134416/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/visakhapatnam/Cosmo-Vizag-celebrates-Shivaratri/articleshow/31123165.cms|archive-date=17 January 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=1500 cultural associations of Vizag|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/a-cultural-hub/article3664083.ece/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200506190654/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/a-cultural-hub/article3664083.ece|url-status=dead|archive-date=6 May 2020|work=The Hindu|access-date=21 July 2012}}</ref> There is also an Anglo-Indian community, regarded as the first cosmopolitans of the city.<ref name="angloindian">{{cite news|title=Anglo Indians: Vizag's first cosmopolitans - Times of India|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/visakhapatnam/Anglo-Indians-Vizags-first-cosmopolitans/articleshow/47808442.cms|access-date=18 May 2017|work=The Times of India|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180529075539/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/visakhapatnam/Anglo-Indians-Vizags-first-cosmopolitans/articleshow/47808442.cms|archive-date=29 May 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
According to the 2011 census, Telugu is the most spoken language in the city, with 92.13% speakers, followed by [[Urdu]] (2.77%), [[Hindi]] (2.19%), [[Odia language|Odia]] (0.92%).<ref name="language">{{cite web |title=Table C-16 Population By Mother Tongue (Town level): Andhra Pradesh |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/10254/download/13366/DDW-C16-TOWN-STMT-MDDS-2800.XLSX |website=[[Census of India]] |publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref>
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The 'master plan' proposes a growth strategy with transit-oriented development strategies, expansion of satellite towns such as Vizianagaram, Anakapalli, Bheemili, etc., theme-based economic nodes along the proposed metro-rail corridor, bus-based public transport, tourism destination development, a comprehensive rural agenda and resilient city planning.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|date=27 November 2019|title=Masterplan-2051: Urban body starts work on 30-yr road map|work=The Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/visakhapatnam/masterplan-2051-urban-body-starts-work-on-30-yr-road-map/articleshow/72248206.cms|url-status=live|access-date=31 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108003322/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/visakhapatnam/masterplan-2051-urban-body-starts-work-on-30-yr-road-map/articleshow/72248206.cms|archive-date=8 November 2020}}</ref>
Yet another proposal includes a transit corridor connecting Bhogapuram Airport with the existing business centres of the city and the industrial clusters in Atchutapuram under the Visakhapatnam-Chennai Industrial Corridor (VCIC).<ref name=":0" />
=== District Administration ===
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The [[Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation|APSRTC]] operates city, district and inter-state bus services from Dwaraka bus station.<ref>{{cite news|date=20 October 2011|title=Buses towards Vizianagaram to leave from Dwaraka Bus Station|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Visakhapatnam/buses-towards-vizianagaram-to-leave-from-dwaraka-bus-station/article2555027.ece|url-status=live|access-date=20 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200310222907/http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Visakhapatnam/buses-towards-vizianagaram-to-leave-from-dwaraka-bus-station/article2555027.ece|archive-date=10 March 2020}}</ref> Over 600 city buses operate over 150 routes, in addition to [[Visakhapatnam Bus Rapid Transit System|Bus Rapid Transit System]] in two corridors of Pendurthi and Simhachalam.<ref name=transport />{{rp|21}} A planned ''Integrated Bus Terminal Complex'' would be built at Maddilapalem.<ref>{{Cite news|date=20 June 2016|title=Integrated bus terminal soon in city|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Visakhapatnam/Integrated-bus-terminal-soon-in-city/article14433769.ece|url-status=live|access-date=1 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200310222843/http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Visakhapatnam/Integrated-bus-terminal-soon-in-city/article14433769.ece|archive-date=10 March 2020}}</ref> Apart from buses, there are about 25,000 auto rickshaws plying on the city roads which provide [[intermediate public transport]].<ref name=transport />{{rp|22}}
Visakhapatnam is the headquarters of [[South Coast Railway zone]] of Indian railways. [[Visakhapatnam railway station]] is as an ''A1'' station<ref>{{cite web|title=Statement showing Category-wise No.of stations|url=http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/StationRedevelopment/AI&ACategoryStns.pdf|website=Indian Railways|access-date=12 May 2017|page=2|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160128044328/http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/StationRedevelopment/AI%26ACategoryStns.pdf|archive-date=28 January 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> with the highest gross revenue in the [[Waltair railway division]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Correspondent|first1=Special|title=Waltair Division nets highest-ever earnings|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Visakhapatnam/Waltair-Division-nets-highest-ever-earnings/article14380107.ece|access-date=20 May 2017|work=The Hindu}}</ref> It serves an average of 20,000–25,000 passengers daily and may rise to 40,000 during festivals.<ref name="indiatimes1" /> It has the country's largest diesel locomotive shed with a capacity of 206.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/uploads/directorate/mec_engg/downloads/DLS/ECOR/Vishakhapatnam.pdf |title=Diesel Locomotive Shed, Visakhapatnam |publisher=Indian Railways |access-date=28 August 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924034902/http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/uploads/directorate/mec_engg/downloads/DLS/ECOR/Vishakhapatnam.pdf |archive-date=24 September 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref> [[Visakhapatnam Metro]] is a planned metro rail project.<ref name="indiatimes">{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/visakhapatnam/First-phase-of-Vizag-metro-rail-to-be-ready-by-end-of-2018/articleshow/48834953.cms|title=First phase of Vizag metro rail to be ready by the end of 2018|work=The Times of India|date=5 September 2015 |access-date=23 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150913124406/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/visakhapatnam/First-phase-of-Vizag-metro-rail-to-be-ready-by-end-of-2018/articleshow/48834953.cms|archive-date=13 September 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>
[[File:Vizag airport terminal full view.jpg|thumb|Visakhapatnam Airport Terminal]]
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