Eastern Ghats zone in Alluri Sitharama Raju district, among the Coffee Board's largest in Andhra Pradesh, with almost all of its coffee arabica.
Chintapalli (East and West) is one of the zones in which the Coffee Board counts Andhra Pradesh's coffee. In 2022-23 it held 39,504 ha, 39,270 ha of it arabica, second only to the Minumuluru zone (43,489 ha) in the state and well ahead of the better-known Araku Valley zone (17,969 ha). Chintapalle is also a mandal of Alluri Sitharama Raju district, which was formed in April 2022 from parts of Visakhapatnam and East Godavari districts.
Field notes
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The Coffee Board's 2022-23 table puts Chintapalli's 39,504 ha of coffee at more than twice the area of the Araku Valley zone.
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Alluri Sitharama Raju district, which holds Chintapalli, took effect on 4 April 2022 and was carved from the Paderu revenue division of Visakhapatnam district and the Rampachodavaram division of East Godavari.
Elsewhere in Andhra Pradesh
Sources · 2 Every sentence here was checked against a source we read. Taste notes are what guides describe, not promises about your bag. Last revised 2026-11-10. Some details here are less settled than others.
- Database on Coffee, July 2023 · Coffee Board of India, Market Intelligence Unit
- Alluri Sitharama Raju district · Wikipedia