East Godavari District is a district situated on the northeast of the state of Andhra Pradesh in India. Its district headquarters is Kakinada. This district was formed in 1925 when old Godavari district was divided into west and east districts. The district is bounded on the north by Visakhapatnam District and the state of Orissa, on the northwest by Khammam District, on the east and south by the Bay of Bengal and on the west by West Godavari District. The small enclave (12 sq mi (30 km²)) of the Yanam district of Pondicherry state lies within this district. Rajahmundry is the largest city in the Godavari districts followed by Kakinada. Rajahmundry is one of the well known business centres in Coastal Andhra and Kakinada a rapid growing city in Coastal Andhra in industrial sector.