Alternatively, it sometimes goes by its now mostly defunct colonial British name, Waltair. During the colonial era, the city had at its hub the Waltair railway station, and that part of the city still goes by the name of Waltair. It is sometimes also referred to as the “City of Destiny”.

The city is home to several state owned heavy industries, one of the most advanced steel plants and has one of the country’s largest ports and its oldest shipyard. It has the only natural harbour on the eastern coast of India.

Andhra University, a prominent seat of education in Andhra Pradesh is located here.

Aerial view of Vizag port

Visakhapatnam, which is the second largest city of AndhraPradesh with an area of 550 km², is primarily an industrial city, apart from being a tourist destination. Tourists are attracted by its unspoilt beaches, nearby scenic Araku Valley and Borra caves, the 11th-century Simhachalam temple and ancient Buddhist sites like Totlakonda & Bavikonda spread across the area.

The city hoasts a submarine museum, the first of its kind in South Asia, at Rama Krishna Beach.

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HPCL (Hindustan Petrolem Corporation Limited) is a Fortune 500 and Forbes 2000 Navaratna mega Public Sector Undertaking in oil refining & marketing business, with an annual turnover of over Rs. 1, 03, 837 crores ($25142 Million) (FY 2007-08), 16% Refining & Marketing share in India and a strong market infrastructure

The Company was incorporated in 1952 as Standard Vacuum Refining Company of India Limited. In 1962, the name was changed to ESSO Standard Refining Company of India Limited. Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited comes into being after the takeover and merger of erstwhile Esso and Lube India Undertaking in 1974. In 1976, Caltex Oil Refining Ltd. was taken over by the Government of India and subsequently merged with HPCL in 1978. In 1979, Kosan Gas Company, the concessionaries of HPCL in the domestic LPG market, were taken over and merged with HPCL.

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