Coastal Anhra or costa is an unofficial region of India's Andhra Pradesh state. It includes the northern coastal districts of Andhra Pradesh between the Eastern Ghats and the Bay of Bengal, from the northern border with Orissa to south of the delta of the Krishna River. It includes the districts of Krishna, Guntur, East Godavari, West Godavari, Visakhapatnam, Vizianagaram, Srikakulam, Prakasam and Nellore. Munagala taluka along with bhadrachalam taluka is part of costal andhra which however are transferred to nalagonda and khammam distinct to maintain administrative continivity.These talukas will be transferred to coastal andhra in case of further reorganisation of the Andhrapradesh state