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Amaravati
'''Amaravati''' is the ''de facto'' [[capital city]] of the [[Indian state]] of [[Andhra Pradesh]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Akbar|first1=Syed|title=Amaravati as official capital will boost Andhra Pradesh's image – Times of India|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/visakhapatnam/Amaravati-as-official-capital-will-boost-Andhra-Pradeshs-image/articleshow/53595008.cms|accessdate=1 May 2017|work=The Times of India|date=8 Aug 2016}}</ref> Th(contracted; show full) descend on Andhra village Uddandarayunipalem to watch history in making |newspaper=Economic Times|date=22 October 2015 }}</ref> The metropolitan area of [[Guntur]] and [[Vijayawada]] are the major [[conurbation]]s of Amaravati.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/explained/why-amaravati-has-been-chosen-as-the-new-andhra-pradesh-capital/|title=Explained: Why Amaravati has been chosen as the new Andhra Pradesh capital|date=21 October 2015|work=The Indian Express}}</ref>

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= De facto state capital ===
As of October 2016, the majority of departments and officials of the Andhra Pradesh State Government are now functioning from [[Andhra Pradesh Secretariat|interim facilities]] located in the [[Velagapudi]] area of Amaravati, with only a skeleton staff remaining behind in Hyderabad.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-andhra-pradesh-secretariat-starts-functioning-from-interim-government-complex-at-amaravati-2260970|title=Andhra Pradesh Secretariat starts functioning from interim government complex at Amaravati – Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis|date=3 October 2016|publisher=}}</ref> The [[Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh]], N Chandrababu Naidu began working from Velagapudi in April 2016. The [[Andhra Pradesh Legislature]] remained in Hyderbad until March 2017, when it relocated to newly constructed interim legislative buildings in Velagapudi.<ref>http://www.news18.com/news/india/andhra-pradesh-holds-maiden-budget-session-in-new-capital-amaravati-1356763.htmly</ref>

== References ==
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== Other websites ==
* [http://www.penews.in/ Current affairs in telugu]
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* [http://crda.ap.gov.in/APCRDA/Downloads/MasterPlans/01-Draft%20Capital%20Region%20Plan%20(Perspective%20Plan).pdf The master plan of the proposed capital region], including a map

[[Category:Settlements in Andhra Pradesh]]
[[Category:Cities in India]]