West Godavari is one of the most fertile districts of Andhra Pradesh. The district is geographically located in the delta region of Godavari and Krishan rivers. Important places / towns in the district are Tadepalligudem, Akividu, Bhimavaram, Jangareddigudem, Tanuku, Palakollu, Achanta, Nidadavole, Narsapur, Tallapudi and Koyalagudem. The head quarter of the district is Eluru. Following are the borders of the district:
East: East Godavari District
West: Krishna District
North: Khammam District
South: Bay of Bengal
Following are the present MLAs and MPs of the district:
1. Tadepalligudem Eli Venkata Madhusudhanarao (Nani): Prajarajyam Party
2. Bhimavaram Ramanjaneyulu Pulaparthi (Anjibabu): Congress Party
3. Kovvur T V Rama Rao : Telugu Desam
4. Eluru Alla Kali Krishna Srinivas ( Alla Nani) : Congress Party
5. Achanta Satyanarayana Pithani :Congress Party
6 Tanuku Karumuri Venkata Nageswara Rao :Congress Party
7. Palacole Usha Rani Bangaru : Congress Party
8. Unguturu Vatti Vasant Kumar : :Congress Party
9. Narasapuram Mudunuri Prasada Raju : :Congress Party
10. Gopalapuram Taneti Vanita : Telugu Desam
11. Undi V V Siva Rama Raju (Kalavapudi Siva) : Telugu Desam
12. Denduluru Prabhakar Chintamaneni : Telugu Desam
13. Nidadavole Burugupalli Sesha Rao : Telugu Desam
14. Polavaram Tellam Bala Raju : Congress Party
15. Chintalapudi Maddala Rajesh Kumar : :Congress Party
Members of Parliament (MPs):
1. Narsapuram: Kanumuri Bapiraju: Congress Party
2. Eluru: Kavuri Sambasiva Rao : Congress Party