Visakhapatnam, the District Head Quarters of the District, the  revenue Division and the Mandal of the same name is situated on the Madras-Howrah broadguage line.  The name Visakhapatnam is named after “VAISAKHA’ or ‘KARTIKEYA’ the lord of Valour.  The

city is built along the seashore of the Bay of Bengal and it is bounded and broken by the Bold headland called the ‘Dolphin’s Nose’.  This place is also known as Black Mores hill.  It is a bustling Industrial and commercial centre surrounded by hills, beautiful beaches and lush green nature.  The undulating terrain within the city is emphasised by three hills – the Ross Hill housing a Roman Catholic Church, the path way leading to which is strewn with Catholic icons.  The Second hillock Dargakonda has a mosque and  the tomb of Muslim saint who was revered for his prophecies and the third hill is called Sri Venkateswara Konda with a temple built by Captain Blackmoor in 1886.  It has its own importance educationally because it is the seat of Andhra University.  The places of interest in the city include the Dolphin’s Nose, Light House with 7 Million Candle power covering 64 Kms., range  harbour, BHPV, Hindustan Shipyard, HPCL, Coramondal Fertilizers Factory, KGH, Circuit House on the Hill, a beautiful beach near Ramakrishna Mission and an airport etc.