Gudivada is a city in Krishna district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.

[7] Archaeological excavations[8] conducted at Gudivada yielded an ancient Buddhist stupa mound and Jain relics.

Gudivada is religiously diversified city with many Hindu Temples and important Jain Tirth[9] of Bhagawan Parshvanath located at market road.

Gudivada falls in the hot, humid region of the country, and it is less than 35 miles from Bay of Bengal.

[13] It was upgraded to "special grade municipality" and is spread over an area of 12.67 km2 (4.89 sq mi) with 36 election wards.

For the last several decades, Gudivada has transformed into a good educational hub for primary, secondary and higher schools.

[16] The national and state highways that pass through the city include, NH 165–connecting Kathipudi and Pamarru;.

[18] Gudivada which falls under Andhra Pradesh Capital Region is served by NTR Amaravati International airport at Gannavaram, which is just 37 km away.

[28] In January 2016, the stadium hosted the National Rural Sports and Games competition, under the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Abhiyan.