About Krishna

Krishna District is a district of India's Andhra Pradesh state. It is named after the Krishna River which flows through the district. It has a population of 4,187,841 of which 32.08% is urban as of 2001.

Machilipatnam is the administrative headquarters of the district. Vijayawada is the commercial center of the state. The district is bounded by Khammam District to the north-west, West Godavari District to the north-east, the Bay of Bengal to the south-east, Guntur District to the southwest, and Nalgonda District to the west.

Krishna district is considered as the hub for pre-university education in Andhra Pradesh.