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About District. The Prakasam District named in memory of the eminent freedom fighter, later Chief Minister of the composite Madras State and the first Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh State, late Sri Tanguturi “Prakasam Panthulu, “Andhra Kesari” who was born at Vinodarayuni palem, a hamlet of Kanaparthi village of Naguluppala Padu Mandal ...
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The Prakasam District named in memory of the eminent freedom...
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- About District
Prakasamdistrict is one of the twelve districts in the coastal Andhra region of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It was formed in 1970 and reorganised on 4 April 2022. The headquarters of the district is Ongole.
- Boundaries and Topography of The District
- Hills
- Sea Coast
- Rivers
- Climate and Rainfall
- Forestry
- Irrigation Potential
- Area, Population and Other Related Particulars
- Administrative Units of The District
The District is bounded by the following places and features on all the four sides. East : Bay of Bengal. West : Kurnool & Nandyala Districts. North : Bapatla, Narasaraopeta and Mahaboobnagar Districts. South : SPSR Nellore and YSR Districts. The District is situated in tropical region between14-57′-00″ to 16-17′-00′ Northern latitude and 78-43-00′...
The important hill ranges in the district are the picturesque Nallamalas and the Veligondas which separate the District from Kurnool and YSR Districts. The Nallamalas consist of a range of unbroken rugged and fairly steep hills with an average elevation about 620 Mtrs above Sea level, covering an area of 113 KMs length and 32 KMs width in North-Sou...
The district has 50 KMs coastline covering N.G.Padu, Ongole, Kothapatnam, Tangutur, Singarayakonda Mandals. Some Mandals have beaches and important among them are Kothapatnam of Kothapatnam Mandal, Pakala of Singarayakonda Mandal
The District is watered by the Gundlakamma, Musi and Paleru Rivers besides small rivers like Thammileru, Sagileru and Gudisileru and streams like Ogeru vagu, Nallavagu and Vedimangala vagu. The Gundlakamma River rises at an altitude of about 2,700 ft near Gundla Brahmeswaram of Nallamala forest. It enters the plains through the Cumbum gorge. It run...
In the District the sea breeze renders the climate moderate both in winter and summer seasons in the coastal areas of the district. In the non-coastal areas of the district, the heat in the summer is severe especially in the tracts of upland areas and adjoining hills. The normal maximum and minimum temperatures recorded in the district are 40.2 0 C...
The total Forest area in the district accounts for 4,42,073 Ha. forming 30.86% of the total Geographical area. The famous Nallamala forest is formed mainly in Giddalur, Komarole, Racherla, rdhaveedu, Yerragondapalem, Pullalacheruvu and Dornala Mandals. In the costal areas orchids are abundantly grown with casurinas and cashew plantations. According...
Nagarjuna Sagar Project and Krishna Western Delta are under Major Irrigation. Mopadu Reservoir, Paleru-Bitragunta Anicut, and Cumbum tank are sources under Medium Irrigation. 798 Minor Irrigation tanks with an Ayacut of 89,267 Hectors are under cultivation.
The District occupies an area of 14,323 Sq.Kms. with a density of 160 persons per Sq.Km. This district has 50KMs. of coastline spread over in 5 Mandals. There are as many as 857 villages (including forest villages) exist in the district. Out of 857 villages, 769 villages are inhabited while the balance is 88 uninhabited villages as per 2011 Census....
The District comprises three Revenue divisions viz., Ongole, Kanigiri and Markapur. 38 Mandals. ‘1’ Municipal Corporation i.e., Ongole, ‘1’ Municipality i.e., Markapur and ‘5’ Nagarapanchayats Chimakurthy, Giddalur, Podili, Darsi and Kanigiri in the District Ongole division consists of ‘12’ mandals, Kanigiri division with ‘13’ mandals and Markapur ...
Jan 9, 2023 · Situated in the south-eastern India, Prakasam is an administrative district in Andhra Pradesh. The district headquarters are located at Ongole. It is one of the nine coastal districts of...
Aug 21, 2024 · Prakasam district is one of the twelve districts in the coastal Andhra region of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. This district was formed in 1970, and its headquarters are in Ongole. Ongole Bulls are the most famous thing about this district and are exported to many countries.
Prakasam district is a district of Andhra Pradesh state situated in its costal Andhra region and the administrative head quarters of the district is located at Ongole.
Jun 15, 2017 · Tripuranthakam town is one of the famous and historical town located in Prakasam District. Markapur is nearest town to Tripuranthakam which is located 42 km away from Tripuranthakam. Lord Shiva is worshipped as Tripurantakeshwara Swamy and Goddess Parvathi as Bala Tripurasundari in these temples.
