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Map indicating the location of Krishna
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Location of Krishna
Coordinates: 16°10′N 81°08′E / 16.17, 81.13
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
Area 8,727 km² (3,370 sq mi)
Headquarters Machilipatnam
Population
• Density		 4,187,841 (2,001 Census)
• 479 /km² (1,241 /sq mi)
Website: http://www.krishna.gov.in

Coordinates: 16°10′N 81°08′E / 16.17, 81.13 Krishna District (Telugu: కృష్ణా జిల్లా, Urdu: کریشنا جلا, Hindi: कृष्णा ज़िला) is a district of India's Andhra Pradesh state. India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. Indian Standard Time ( IST) is the time observed throughout India and Sri Lanka, with a Time offset of UTC+530. UTC+530 is the Timezone for Indian Standard Time Sri Lanka Time The geography of India is diverse with landscape ranging from snow-capped mountain ranges to deserts plains rainforests hills and plateaus A district is an administrative division of a state in India India is divided into twenty-eight states and seven Union territories (UT Machilipatnam (మచిలిపట్నం is a city and a special grade Municipality in Krishna district in the Indian state of Andhra In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. Urdu ( ur '''{{Nastaliq اردو}}''' trans Urdū, historically spelled Ordu) is a Central Indo-Aryan language Urdu is a standardised Hindi ( Devanāgarī: hi [[wiktहिन्दी हिन्दी]] or hi [[wiktहिंदी हिंदी]] IAST:, IPA:) is India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country India is a union of states comprising twenty-eight states and seven union territories. It is named after the Krishna River which flows through the district. This article is about an Indian river For other meanings of this river names see Krishna (disambiguation and Krishnaveni. It has a population of 4,187,841 of which 32. 08% is urban as of 2001. [1]

Machilipatnam is the administrative headquarters of the district. Machilipatnam (మచిలిపట్నం is a city and a special grade Municipality in Krishna district in the Indian state of Andhra Vijayawada is the commercial center of the state. Vijayawada ( (విజయవాడ also known as Bezawada is the third largest city in Andhra Pradesh, India, located on the banks of the Krishna River The district is bounded by Khammam District to the north-west, West Godavari District to the north-east, the Bay of Bengal to the south-east, Guntur District to the southwest, and Nalgonda District to the west. WikipediaWikiProject Indian cities for details --> Khammam ( Telugu: ఖమ్మం is the headquarters of the Khammam District of India West Godavari (Teluguపశ్చిమ గోదావరి is a district in Andhra Pradesh, India. The Bay of Bengal is a bay that forms the northeastern part of the Indian Ocean. Guntur is a District in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh on the east coast of Bay of Bengal WikipediaWikiProject Indian cities for details --> Nalgonda is a town and a Municipality in Nalgonda district

Krishna district is considered as the hub for pre-university education in Andhra Pradesh.

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History

This history of this region dates back to 2nd century BCE. [2]

Satavahana period (230 BC -227 AD): The Satavahanas ruled this region with headquarters at Srikakulam. The Sātavāhanas ( Marathi: सातवाहन Telugu:శాతవాహనులు were a Dynasty which ruled from Junnar ( For the Srikakulam village in krishna district see Ghantasala (town WikipediaWikiProject Indian cities for details --> Srikakulam Prominent rulers during this period were Srimukha (founder), Goutamputra Satakarni and Yagnasri Satakarni (last Satavahan king).

Pallavas 500 AD - 340 AD): The pallava kingdom was spread between amaravati in the east, bellary in the west and kancheepuram in the south with capital cities at venginagar nere Ellore and Pithapuram. Origins See also Origin of Pallava The exact origin of the Pallavas is shrouded in mystery WikipediaWikiProject Indian cities for details --> Eluru is a munucipal corporation in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India. WikipediaWikiProject Indian cities for details --> Pita-puram is a city and a Municipality in East Godavari district in the Indian

Bruhitpalayanas: The contemporaries of pallavas who ruled the district with Koduru as their capital. Koduru is a village and Mandal in Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh, India.

Vishnu kundinas (5th Century AD): The 5th century rulers whose reign saw the construction of cave temples at Mogalrajapuram and Undavalli. The Undavalli Caves, and example of Indian rock-cut architecture are located in the village of Undavalli in Guntur District, in the state of Andhra

Eastern chalukyas ( 615 AD - 1070 AD): The entire andhra country was under the control of a single ruler under their reign. The Chalukya dynasty ( Kannada: ಚಾಲುಕ್ಯರು ʧaːɭukjə was an Indian royal dynasty that ruled large parts of southern and Central The eastern chalukyas are credited with construction of many temples in this region.

Cholas: Cholas ruled this region with capital at Rajamahendri . WikipediaWikiProject Indian cities for details --> Rajahmundry (రాజమండ్రి is a city and a Municipal corporation in

Kakatiyas: They ruled this region up to earyl 14th century with Orugallu as their capital. The Kakatiya dynasty was a South Indian Dynasty that ruled parts of what is now Andhra Pradesh, India from 1083CE to 1323CE WikipediaWikiProject Indian cities for details --> Warangal or Orugallu or Ekasila Nagaram (వరంగల్ is a city and a

Gajapathis of Orissa: Significant contributiions by these rulers were construction of Vidyadharapuram (now in Vijayawada) and a reservoir at Kondapalli. Orissa (ଓଡ଼ିଶା is a state located on the east coast of India, by the Bay of Bengal. Kondapalli is a village on the outskirts of Vijayawada city It is 16 km by road from Vijayawada on national highway 221 and on Hyderabad –Vijayawada railway line

Vijayanagara empire: Krishna devaraya of Vijayanagar conquered this region in early 16th century. The Vijayanagara Empire ( Kannada: ವಿಜಯನಗರ ಸಾಮ್ರಾಜ್ಯ Telugu: విజయనగర సామ్రాజ్యము was a South The Vijayanagara Empire ( Kannada: ವಿಜಯನಗರ ಸಾಮ್ರಾಜ್ಯ Telugu: విజయనగర సామ్రాజ్యము was a South

Qutb Shahis: The kingdom of Golconda included this district within its limits. The Qutb Shahi dynasty ( Urdu: سلطنت قطب شاهی) (whose members were also called the Qutub Shahis) was the ruling family of the kingdom The two ministers fo Abu-l-hussain shah (aka tanisha), Akkanna and Madanna had their office at Vijayawada. This was attributed to their devotion to Kanaka Durga. Kanaka Durga Temple is Second largest temple in Andhra Pradesh, India.

Nizams: This district was included in the Golconda province by Aurangazeb. Nizam ( Urdu: نظام‌) a shortened version of Nizam-ul-Mulk ( Urdu: نظام‌الملک) meaning Administrator of the Realm, was Aurangzeb ( (full title Al-Sultan al-Azam wal Khaqan al-Mukarram Abul Muzaffar Muhiuddin Muhammad Aurangzeb Bahadur Alamgir I Padshah Ghazi) ( November 4,

English: In the year 1611 the English founded their settlement at Masulipatnam which was their headquarters until they finally moved to Madras in 1641. The Kingdom of England was a State (927-1707 located in Western Europe dating from the ninth or tenth century to the early eighteenth century when it was legally Machilipatnam (మచిలిపట్నం is a city and a special grade Municipality in Krishna district in the Indian state of Andhra The Dutch and French also had settlements in masulipatnam. The British rules this region after the decline of Nizam rulers.

Krishna District with its District Headquarters at Machilipatnam was formerly called as Machlipatnam District. Machilipatnam (మచిలిపట్నం is a city and a special grade Municipality in Krishna district in the Indian state of Andhra Later it was renamed as Krishna District after the holy river Krishna, by adding certain Taluks of the abolished Guntur District in 1859. A tehsil ( Urdu: تحصیل) (or tahsil, tahasil, taluka, taluk, taluq, mandal) is an Administrative division Again in 1925 Krishna District was further divided into Krishna and West Godavari Districts. Krishna District ( Telugu: కృష్ణా జిల్లా Hindi: कृष्णा ज़िला is a district of India 's Andhra Pradesh West Godavari (Teluguపశ్చిమ గోదావరి is a district in Andhra Pradesh, India. There were no significant further changes in its jurisdiction except some minor changes (in Divi Taluk and Munagala paragana).

Srikakulam : There are two places with the same name in the state. A district and town by the same name on the north east corner of the state as well as a small village on the bank of river Krishna in Ghantasala (Mandal) of Krishna district. The village Srikakulam houses the Andhra Maha Vishnu Temple. Legend says that this temple was constructed by the great Krishnadevaraya of the Vijayanagara Kingdom.

Krishna district has considerable historic significance. Historic places in the district include:

Religiously significant places include:

It is the birth place of significant personalities in this part of the world, including:

Geography

The district is divided into upland and coastal area. Cherukuri Ramoji Rao, better known as Ramoji Rao (born 16 November 1936) is an Indian Businessman and media Entrepreneur Kolleru Lake, one of India's most ecologically significant wetlands, lies partly within the district. Kolleru Lake is the largest freshwater Lake. It is located in Andhra Pradesh state India A wetland is an area of Land consisting of Soil that is Saturated with Moisture, such as a Swamp, Marsh, or Bog

Rivers:

Major Cities and Towns:

 The Barrage built on the river Krishna by [Comment:Sir Arthur Cotton don't even know 
about this Project, if you want to check it use wikipedia - M. Vijayawada ( (విజయవాడ also known as Bezawada is the third largest city in Andhra Pradesh, India, located on the banks of the Krishna River Machilipatnam (మచిలిపట్నం is a city and a special grade Municipality in Krishna district in the Indian state of Andhra Gudivada is a Census town in Krishna district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. WikipediaWikiProject Indian cities for details --> Nuzvid (also called Nujiveedu) is a Mandal and Municipality in Krishna Hanuman Junction is a town which gets its name because of the four road junction near the HanumanTemple This town is in the border between Krishna and West Godavari WikipediaWikiProject Indian cities for details --> Jaggayyapeta is an ancient town and now a Municipality in Krishna district in the  Vuyyuru is a town and Mandal headquarters in Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh, India. Kondapalli is a village on the outskirts of Vijayawada city It is 16 km by road from Vijayawada on national highway 221 and on Hyderabad –Vijayawada railway line Ibrahimpatnam is a Mandal in Karimnagar and an assembly constituency headquarters Metpally Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India. Nandigama is a small town and a Mandal in Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh, India. Tiruvuru is a village and Mandal in Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh, India. WikipediaWikiProject Indian cities for details --> Pedana is a town and a Municipality in Krishna district in the Indian state  Kanchikacherla is a small town in Krishna District Andhra Pradesh, India. Vissannapeta is a village and Mandal in Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh, India. 	General Sir Arthur Thomas Cotton ( 15 May 1803 Oxford &ndash 25 July 1899 Dorking) was a British general and S. Vara Prasad Resident of Vijayawada
 since 1981 May 29]Sir Arthur Cotton at Vijayawada is the Chief Irrigation
 Source to the District. 	General Sir Arthur Thomas Cotton ( 15 May 1803 Oxford &ndash 25 July 1899 Dorking) was a British general and  The climate of Vijayawada, the major city in Krishna district is tropical
 in nature with hot summers and moderate winters.  April to June are the summer months with 
temperatures ranging from a minimum of 27 °C to 45 °C.  The temperatures during the winter months
 range from 28 to 17 °C.  The area is very humid, the average humidity ranges from 68% during
 summer season.

Economy

The Majority of the people in Urban areas of Krishna district are engaged in trade and commerce. Agriculture is the most important occupation of the people of the district.

The District hosts many industries. KCP Sugar Factory at Vuyyur is one of the largest sugar plants in india,Vijayawada Thermal Power Station (VTPS) near Ibrahimpatnam is ranked as the No. 1 Power generation unit in India for its high performance. Apart from this, many medium Scale Cement factories are there throughout the district. There are many small scale industries like musical instruments at Jaggayyapeta, Roldgold ornaments at Machilipatnam and Kondapalli toys. SIRIS Pharmaceutical Company at Vijayawada is another giant company manufacturing Allopathic medicines. The annual rainfall in the region is about 1028 mm and is contributed by the Southwest monsoon. The oldest port in Andhra Pradesh is at Machilipatnam.

Minerals

Natural Gas and Crude Oil is found extensively offshore and on the coastal belt of the district Small deposits of Diamonds are available. Limestone is a major mineral extracted in the district. Sand quarrying for construction is extracted from krishna and munneru rivers.

Divisions

The District is divided into four revenue divisions namely Vijayawada, Nuzvid, Machilipatnam, Gudivada revenue divisions each headed by a sub collector. There are a total of 50 mandals in Krishna District

Politics

Krishna district has two parliamentary constituencies Vijayawada and Machilipatnam . AKonduru is a village and Mandal in Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh, India. Agiripalli or Aagiripalli is a village of 2000 people in Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh, India. Avanigadda is a village and a mandal in Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh, India. Bantumilli (బంటుమిల్లి is a village and Mandal in Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh, India. Bapulapadu is a village and Mandal in Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh, India. Challapalli is a village and Mandal in Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh, India. Chandarlapadu is a village and Mandal in Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh, India. Chatrai is a village and Mandal in Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh, India. G Konduru is a village and Mandal in Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh, India. Gampalagudem (గంపలగూడెం is a village and Mandal in Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh, India. Gannavaram ( గన్నవరంis a town and a Mandal headquarter located in Krishna district of Andhra Pradesh, India, twenty kilometers from the city Gudivada is a Census town in Krishna district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Gudlavalleru is a village and Mandal in Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh, India. Guduru is a village and Mandal in Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh, India. Ibrahimpatnam is a Mandal in Karimnagar and an assembly constituency headquarters Metpally Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India. WikipediaWikiProject Indian cities for details --> Jaggayyapeta is an ancient town and now a Municipality in Krishna district in the Kaikaluru is a village and Mandal in Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh, India. Kalidindi is a village and Mandal in Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh, India. Kanchikacherla is a small town in Krishna District Andhra Pradesh, India. Kankipadu is a village and Mandal in Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh, India. Koduru is a village and Mandal in Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh, India. Kruthivennu is a village and Mandal in Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh, India. Machilipatnam (మచిలిపట్నం is a city and a special grade Municipality in Krishna district in the Indian state of Andhra Mandavalli is a village and Mandal in Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh, India. Mopidevi is a village and Mandal in Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh, India. Movva is a village and Mandal in Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh, India. Mudinepalli is a Village and Mandal in Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh, India. Musunuru is a village and Mandal in Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh, India. Mylavaram is a village and Mandal in Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh, India. Nagayalanka is a small coastal town and a mandal head quarter in Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh, India. Nandigama is a small town and a Mandal in Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh, India. Nandivada is one of the largest mandals or divisions in the Krishna district of India 's Andhra Pradesh state WikipediaWikiProject Indian cities for details --> Nuzvid (also called Nujiveedu) is a Mandal and Municipality in Krishna Pamarru is a village and Mandal in Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh, India. Pamidimukkala is a village and Mandal in Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh, India. WikipediaWikiProject Indian cities for details --> Pedana is a town and a Municipality in Krishna district in the Indian state Pedaparupudi is a village and Mandal in Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh, India. Penamaluru is a village and Mandal in Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh, India. Penuganchiprolu is a village and Mandal in Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh, India. Reddigudem is a village and Mandal in Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh, India. Thotlavalluru is a village and Mandal in Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh, India. Tiruvuru is a village and Mandal in Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh, India. Unguturu is a village and Mandal in Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh, India. Vatsavai is a village and a mandal in Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh, India. Veerullapadu is a village and Mandal in Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh, India. Vijayawada(Rural is a mandal in Krishna district in Andhra Pradesh, India. Vijayawada ( (విజయవాడ also known as Bezawada is the third largest city in Andhra Pradesh, India, located on the banks of the Krishna River Vissannapeta is a village and Mandal in Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh, India. Vuyyuru is a town and Mandal headquarters in Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh, India. Vijayawada ( (విజయవాడ also known as Bezawada is the third largest city in Andhra Pradesh, India, located on the banks of the Krishna River Machilipatnam (మచిలిపట్నం is a city and a special grade Municipality in Krishna district in the Indian state of Andhra In Andhra pradesh assembly Krishna district has 17 constituencies namely Tiruvuru(SC), Nandigama, Mylavaram, Jaggayyapeta, Vijayawada(West), Vijayawada(East), Kankipadu, Nuzvid, Gannavaram, Vuyyuru, Gudivada, Pedana, Mudinepalli, Machilipatnam, Avanigadda, Malleswaram, Nidumolu(SC). Tiruvuru is a village and Mandal in Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh, India. Nandigama is a small town and a Mandal in Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh, India. Mylavaram is a village and Mandal in Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh, India. WikipediaWikiProject Indian cities for details --> Jaggayyapeta is an ancient town and now a Municipality in Krishna district in the Kankipadu is a village and Mandal in Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh, India. WikipediaWikiProject Indian cities for details --> Nuzvid (also called Nujiveedu) is a Mandal and Municipality in Krishna Gannavaram ( గన్నవరంis a town and a Mandal headquarter located in Krishna district of Andhra Pradesh, India, twenty kilometers from the city Vuyyuru is a town and Mandal headquarters in Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh, India. Gudivada is a Census town in Krishna district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. WikipediaWikiProject Indian cities for details --> Pedana is a town and a Municipality in Krishna district in the Indian state Mudinepalli is a Village and Mandal in Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh, India. Machilipatnam (మచిలిపట్నం is a city and a special grade Municipality in Krishna district in the Indian state of Andhra Avanigadda is a village and a mandal in Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh, India. Malleswaram, located in the north-west of Bangalore, derives its name from the famous Kaadu Malleshwara temple Telugu Desam and Congress(I) are the main parties in the district. Telugu Desam Party ( Telugu: తెలుగు దేశం Party for Telugu Land and people or TDP is a regional Political party Indian National Congress-I (also known as the Congress Party and abbreviated INC) is a major Political party in India. CPI(M) and CPI also have pockets of support . The Communist Party of India (Marxist (abbreviated CPI(M or CPM) is a Political party in India. CPI redirects here For other uses see CPI (disambiguation. A consumer price index ( CPI) is a measure of the average price of consumer

Transport

A new deep water port is under construction in machilipatnam.

Four national highways pass through the district NH-5 chennai to kolkata

NH-9 pune to machilipatnam

NH-221 vijayawada to jagdalpur

NH-214 kathipudi to ongole

Demographics

Krishna district has a population of 4,187,841 of which 32. 08% is urban . Population density is 479 persons/sq. km while decadal population growth rate is 14. 05%. 69. 91% of people in district are literates.

Culture

The Telugu spoken over here (and the surrounding districts) is considered to be the standard dialect[1].

Kuchipudi dance form originated from this district. Kuchipudi ( తెలుగు: కూచిపూడి (pronounced as 'Koochipoodi' is a Classical Indian dance form from Andhra Pradesh, a state of

Flora and fauna

The forest occupies only 9% of the total district area. They are two reserve forest in western krishna namely kondapalli reserve forest spread over 30,000 acres and G. konduru reserve forest spread over 10,000 acres. Huge stretches of forest in the district are degraded and Social Forestry drive is undergoing in many parts of the district in an effort to stem the problem.

Education

Vijayawada is one of the main education centers in Andhra pradesh . NTR University of Health Sciences is located in Vijayawada. NTR University of Health Sciences is a public university in the city of Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India. International Institute of Information Technology is present in Nuzvid. South Indian branch of School of architecture and planning is present in Vijayawada.
It boasts HQs of numerous residential colleges and schools like Sri Chaitanya, Nalanda, Sri Krishnaveni which are among the biggest/largest of the Corporate Educational Institutes. Students from these institute perform amazingly well at State/National Level Common Entrance Tests like EAMCET, IIT, AIEEE featuring at least one rank in the top 10.
District has many engineering colleges of which Velagapudi Ramakrishna Siddhartha Engineering College, KLCE are famous. After year 2000, many engineering colleges like Gudlavalleru Engineering College have come up in the district due to liberalizaton of the regulations for setting up a educational institute by AICTE. Mary Stella college, Sidhartha Degree College are few of the famous arts and science colleges in the district.

Sports

Kabaddi is the most popular sport followed by Cricket, volleyball and tennis. Indira gandhi stadium in Vijayawada hosts one day internationals of India.

References

  1. ^ Census GIS India
  2. ^ District History. Retrieved on 2007-01-03. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1431 - Joan of Arc is handed over to the Bishop Pierre Cauchon.

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