West Godavari district or Paschima Godavari Jilla is one of the nine districts in the Coastal Andhra region of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. The administrative headquarters of the district is situated at Eluru. As of the 2011 census of India, the district has an area of 7,742 km2 (2,989 sq mi) and a population of 3,936,966. It is bounded by Krishna district on the west, East Godavari district on the east, the Bay of Bengal on the south, and the state of Telangana on the north. The district occupies an area of 7,742 km2 (2,989 sq mi). The district is bounded by Khammam district on the north, the Bay of Bengal on the south. The Godavari River separates East Godavari district on east and Tammileru River and Kolleru Lake separates it from Krishna district on the west. As of the 2011 Census of India, West Godavari district has a population of 3,936,966.
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