West Godavari District is one of the 23 districts of Andhra Pradesh, India. Eluru, is the district headquarter. The district had a population of 3,803,517 of which 9.74% were urban as of 2001.
Other important places in the district are Akividu, Achanta, Bhimavaram, Narsapur, Palakollu, Kovvur, Nidadavole, Tallapudi, Tanuku, Tadepalligudem, Jangareddigudem and Koyyalagudem.
The district is in the delta region of the Krishna and Godavari rivers. Khammam District lies to the north, East Godavari District to the east, the Bay of Bengal to the south, and Krishna District to the west.