Coastal Andhra is an unofficial region of India's Andhra Pradesh state. Coastal Andhra includes the northern coastal districts of Andhra Pradesh between the Eastern Ghats and the Bay of Bengal, from the northern border with Orissa to south of the delta of the Krishna River. It generally includes the districts of Guntur, Krishna, East Godavari, West Godavari, Visakhapatnam, Vizayanagaram, and Srikakulam, and often Prakasam and Nellore. What follows is a list of unofficial, or quasi-official regions of India. ... Andhra Pradesh (ఆంధ్ర ప్రదేశం in Telugu) (Āndhra Prādesh), a state in South India, lies between 12°41 and 22°N latitude and 77° and 84°40E longitude . ... The Eastern Ghats are a discontinuous range of mountains, eroded and cut through by the four major rivers of southern India, the Godavari, Mahanadi, Krishna, and Kaveri. ... The Bay of Bengal is a sea that forms the northeastern part of the Indian Ocean. ... Orissa (2001 provisional pop. ... The Krishna River is one of the longest rivers of India (about 900 km in length). ... Guntur is a city and district in Andhra Pradesh state of southern India. ... Krishna District is a district of Indias Andhra Pradesh state. ... East Godavari District is situated on the northeast of Andhra Pradesh state, India. ... West Godavari is a district in Andhra Pradesh in India. ... Visakhapatnam Visakhapatnam (విశాఖపట్నం) (Also Vishākhapatnam, shortened and Anglicized: Vizag) is a Port city in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. ... Srikakulam is a district in the north-eastern corner of the state of Andhra Pradesh, India. ... Prakasam is an administrative district in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India. ... Nellore is the headquarters of the Nellore district, the southern most coastal district in the state Andhra Pradesh, in India. ...

Coastal Andhra's relative prosperity is the envy of political movements seeking to form separate states for the two other major regions of Andhra Pradesh, the Telangana region in the northwest and the Rayalaseema region of the southwest. Telangana or Telingana is an unofficial region in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. ... Rayalaseema is an unofficial region of Indias Andhra Pradesh state. ...