Prakasam district
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| ?Prakasam Andhra Pradesh • India |
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| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| Area • Elevation |
17,626 km² (6,805 sq mi) • 100 m (328 ft) |
| Headquarters | Ongole |
| Population • Density |
3,059,423 (2001) • 173.57 /km² (450 /sq mi) |
| ISO abbreviation | IN-AP-PR |
| Website: www.prakasam.nic.in | |
Prakasam District is an administrative district in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India. The district headquarters are located at Ongole. The district occupies an area of 17,626 km² and has a population of 3,059,423 of which 15.28% were urban as of 2001. Census
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[edit] Formation
The Ongole district was originally constituted on the 2 February 1970, out of Guntur, Nellore and Kurnool districts. It was renamed as Prakasam district on 12 May, 1972, in memory of the great patriot and Andhra Leader, Tanguturi Prakasam Panthulu, also known as Andhra Kesari (Lion of Andhra ) who was born in Kanuparthi village of this district. It was carved out of three taluks of Guntur District, i.e. Addanki, Chirala and Ongole, four taluks of Nellore district, i.e. Kandukur, Kanigiri, Podili and Darsi and two taluks of Kurnool district i.e. Markapuram and Giddaluru. It is one of the nine coastal districts of Andhra Pradesh.
Some of the main towns in Prakasam district are Ongole, Addanki, Markapuram, Chirala, Kandukur, Parchur, Giddaluru, Podili, Dornala, Cumbum, Kanigiri and Chimakurthi. Markapuram is India's main slate manufacturing town and is where the historic temple of Chennakesava is situated. Chimakurthi is world renowned for its granite. Dornala is also known as diguva Srisailam, since it is very near the historic pilgrimage of Srisailam.
Bodduluri Vari Palem is one of the big city located near to Ongole..It is famous in developing Prawns
[edit] History
Prakasam District's past stretches back to the days when it was ruled by the Maurays from 250 B.C. the rise of the Satavahanas saw Buddhism flourish in the region and the construction of several stupas. The Ikshvaku and Vijayanagar Kings, the Qutub Shahis and the Mughals later followed these rulers. Each of them leaving a distinct imprint on the culutural landscape of the Distirct.
[edit] Ongole
Located 138 km from Vijayawada and 450 km from Hyderabad. The Headquarters of Prakasam District, Ongole is an ancient town which finds mention in the inscriptions of the Pallava rulers of the 3rd and 4th Century A.D
Today, Ongole is a bustling beehive of commercial activity with dairy products, cigars, cereals, pulses, groundnut and pepper being exported to all corners of teh country. The bullocks from Ongole, known as Ongole Gitta, are renowned throughout the world.
In Ongole, one can visit Chennakesava Swamy Temple,Kasi Visweswara Swamy Shrine,Kothapatnam Beach
[edit] References
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