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| name = Gokavaram<br />
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Andhra Pradesh<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|17.2667|N|81.8500|E|display=inline,title}}<br />
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| subdivision_name1 = [[Andhra Pradesh]]<br />
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]<br />
| subdivision_name2 = [[East Godavari district|East Godavari]]<br />
| established_title = <!-- Established --><br />
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| parts = Gokavaram<br />
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| elevation_m = 45<br />
| population_total = 16,389<br />
| population_as_of = 2011<br />
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| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]<br />
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| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]<br />
| postal_code = 533286<br />
| area_code_type = Telephone code<br />
| area_code = 91883<br />
| registration_plate_type = [[Vehicle registration plates of India|Vehicle Registration]]<br />
| registration_plate = [[List of RTO districts in India|AP05 (Former)]]<br /> AP39 (from 30 January 2019)<ref>{{cite news |title=New ‘AP 39’ code to register vehicles in Andhra Pradesh launched |url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/vijayawada/2019/jan/31/new-ap-39-code-to-register-vehicles-in-state-launched-1932417.html |accessdate=9 June 2019 |work=The New Indian Express |date=31 January 2019 |location=Vijayawada}}</ref><br />
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'''Gokavaram''' is a village in the [[Gokavaram mandal]] of the [[East Godavari district]] in the state of [[Andhra Pradesh]] in [[India]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Mandal wise list of villages in East Godavari district|url=http://apland.ap.nic.in/cclaweb/Districts_Alphabetical/eastgodavari.pdf|website=Chief Commissioner of Land Administration|publisher=National Informatics Centre|accessdate=7 March 2016|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150121141044/http://apland.ap.nic.in/cclaweb/Districts_Alphabetical/EastGodavari.pdf|archivedate=21 January 2015|format=PDF}}</ref><br />
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==History==<br />
[[Rajahmundry|Rajahmundry district]] was formed in 1823 and in 1859 bifurcated into [[Godavari District]] and [[Krishna district]]. In 1925, Godavari district was split into [[East Godavari district]] and [[West Godavari district]].<ref>{{cite web| url = https://rmc.ap.gov.in/about/rajahmundry_history | title=Rajamahendravaram History | work= Rajamahendravaram Municipal Corporation |publisher= Government of Andhra Pradesh | access-date = 20 December 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://chapter.intach.org/godavari-chapters/history.html | title= History of East Godavari chapter |publisher= INTACH East Godavari chapter| access-date = 20 December 2023}}</ref><br />
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The reorganisation of the districts in 2022 increased the number of districts in Andhra Pradesh from 13 to 26.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/040422/cm-jagan-mohan-reddy-inaugurates-13-new-districts.html | title= 13 new districts inaugurated in Andhra Pradesh; Full list here | work= Published on: April 4, 2022 |publisher= Deccan Chronicle| access-date = 20 December 2023}}</ref><br />
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==Geography==<br />
Gokavaram is located at {{coord|17.2667|N|81.8500|E|}}, about 20&nbsp;km driveaway from [[Rajahmundry Airport]].<ref>[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/2/Gokavaram.html Falling Rain Genomics.Gokavaram]</ref> It has an average elevation of 45 meters (150 feet).<br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[East Godavari district#Administrative divisions|Revenue divisions and mandals in East Godavari district]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
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{{East Godavari district-geo-stub}}<br />
{{East Godavari district}}<br />
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[[Category:Villages in East Godavari district]]<br />
[[Category:Mandal headquarters in East Godavari district]]</div>
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