Andhra Pradesh Districts
East Godavari
Head Quarters : Kakinada
Area: 10,807 sq.km
The
Boundaries of East Godavari are Bay of Bengal in the East and South, Khammam
district in the West and Vishakapatnam district in the North directions.
Rivers: Godavari, Eleru, Pampa, and Sabari.
Major Places: Kakinada, Rajamundry, Tuni, Samarlakot, Amalapuram, Mandapeta,
Rajole.
Industries: Andhra Paper Mill, Godavari and Nagarjuna Fertilizers, Sugar
factories at Samarlakota and Pittahpuram, Plywood unit at Rampachodavaram, Dairy,
Hatchery and Piggary Forms, Fisheries, Spinning and Saw Mills.
Tourist Places: Coringa and Papikonda wild life Santuaries, Adurru, a
Buddhist centre, Papikondalu, Rajahmundry bridge and Andhra paper mills.
Pilgrimage Centers: Kukkuteswara Temple at Pitahpuram, Sri Sathya Narayana
Swamy Temple at Annavaram, Draksharamam, Sri Jagan Mohini Chennakesava Swamy
Temple at Ryali, Kotilingeswara temple at Rajahmundry, Appanapalle temple, Kumararamam
at Samarlakota, and Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple at Antarvedi.
Handicrafts: Bell metal crafts.
Once this District was the son border of Kalinga. This place was under the rule
of the Satavahanas, Eastern Chalukya-Cholas, Kakatiyas, Reddis, Gajapatis, Vijayanagara,
Qutub Shahin, and the British Chalukyas. This district was formed in the year
1904. Manyam Leader Sri Alluri Seetha Rama Raju Hails from this District.
The Forest area Occupies 29% of the total area, and Surplus Timber is extracted
From these forests, especially the Bamboo's which feeds the Andhra Paper Mills
Situated at Rajahmundry. coringa Crocodile Sanctuary and PapiKonda Wild Life
Sanctuaries Protecting Tigers, Foxes, and different kinds of Birds on the banks
of the river Godavari speak on the concern towards the conservation of Wild
life in these areas. Electricity supply to this district is mainly through Thermal
Power station at Rajahmundry, Machkand Hydro Power project and Natural gas Power
station at Vijjeswaram. Dhavaleshwaram Project built on the river Godavari Supplies
waters to Major parts of the farming lands, Eleru is another small Irrigation
project. District hosts Kakinada Port that is Second biggest port in Andhra
Pradesh. This district has Small Scale Industries of Musical instruments at
Pitahpuram. Educational Institutes Come under Andhra University.
Accessibility: Kakinada, the headquarters of East Godavari district is
well connected by rail and road. The port of Kakinada serves coastal traffic.
How to Reach This Place
Road : Kakinada is located 60 kms from Rajahmundry and 162 kms from Visakhapatnam.
It is well connected by Road.
Rail : Kakinada is 60 kms from Rajahmundry Railway station and 162 kms
from Visakhapatnam Railway Station.
Air : Visakhapatnam and Hyderabad Airports
Adilabad
|| Ananthapur
|| Chitoor
|| Cuddapah
|| East
Godavari || Guntur
|| Karimnagar
|| Khammam
|| Krishna
|| Kurnool
|| Mahabubnagar
|| Medak
|| Nalgonda
|| Nellore
|| Nizamabad
|| Prakasam
|| Rangareddy
|| Srikakulam
|| Vizianagaram
|| West
Godavari
