Kalingapatnam

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Kalingapatnam
Kalinga Patana
Village
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Salihundam Buddhist site near Kalingapatnam
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Kalingapatnam
Location in Andhra Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 18°20′30″N84°07′15″E / 18.34167°N 84.12083°E / 18.34167; 84.12083
Country India
State Andhra Pradesh
Region Srikakulam
Mandal Gara
Area
[1]
 • Total
6.51 km2 (2.51 sq mi)
Population
 (2011) [2]
 • Total
6,459
 • Density990/km2 (2,600/sq mi)
Languages
 • Official Telugu
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
532406
Telephone code08942
Vehicle Registration AP30 (Former)
AP39 (from 30 January 2019) [3]

Kalingapatnam is a village in Srikakulam district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is located in Gara mandal of Srikakulam revenue division. [1] It has one of the major beach sand deposits of the state. [4] In medieval era it was famous for the ancient port city of Kalinga. Kalingapatnam is located at a distance of 26 km from the district headquarters and 17 km from Singupuram.

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Kalinga is ancient name for present day Odisha. Kalingapatnam was part of greater Kalinga Empire.

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Kalingapatnam light house

Dargah Shariff of Shaik Madeena Acquiline is situated at this place.

History

Kalingapatnam was one of ancient Kalinga's harbour villages. European merchants disembarked from the ships and made it their port. It was a minor port and Europeans resided here during East India Company regime. Until 1958, huge ships from Malaysia and Singapore arrived at this port. Perfumes, textiles etc. were exported to other countries from here. There was a huge coco plantation spread across the local beaches that were also exported. Kalingapatana port was closed during British rule in India to avoid other invaders entering the country. However, the lighthouse constructed by the British at Kalingapatana port stands as a witness to the European regime. [5]

Climate

Climate data for Kalingapatnam (1991–2020, extremes 1906–2020)
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Record high °C (°F)34.9
(94.8)		37.8
(100.0)		38.9
(102.0)		41.7
(107.1)		42.0
(107.6)		42.3
(108.1)		41.5
(106.7)		39.8
(103.6)		38.0
(100.4)		36.6
(97.9)		34.8
(94.6)		34.4
(93.9)		42.3
(108.1)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)27.7
(81.9)		30.0
(86.0)		32.0
(89.6)		32.9
(91.2)		33.8
(92.8)		33.1
(91.6)		31.7
(89.1)		31.8
(89.2)		32.1
(89.8)		31.3
(88.3)		29.4
(84.9)		27.9
(82.2)		31.1
(88.0)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)17.4
(63.3)		19.8
(67.6)		23.2
(73.8)		25.4
(77.7)		26.9
(80.4)		26.7
(80.1)		25.9
(78.6)		25.8
(78.4)		25.6
(78.1)		24.1
(75.4)		20.7
(69.3)		17.6
(63.7)		23.2
(73.8)
Record low °C (°F)9.5
(49.1)		12.8
(55.0)		15.4
(59.7)		18.2
(64.8)		20.5
(68.9)		19.8
(67.6)		20.4
(68.7)		21.4
(70.5)		18.2
(64.8)		17.8
(64.0)		10.3
(50.5)		11.2
(52.2)		9.5
(49.1)
Average rainfall mm (inches)6.2
(0.24)		13.8
(0.54)		6.4
(0.25)		21.4
(0.84)		76.4
(3.01)		142.2
(5.60)		155.6
(6.13)		163.2
(6.43)		191.5
(7.54)		231.4
(9.11)		97.7
(3.85)		10.7
(0.42)		1,116.5
(43.96)
Average rainy days0.40.80.51.63.36.59.29.89.07.93.00.752.5
Average relative humidity (%) (at 17:30 IST)71737781818183848378716777
Source: India Meteorological Department [6] [7] [8]

Tourism

Kalingapatnam Beach is the place where river Vamsadhara empties into Bay of Bengal. Buddhist stupas were excavated by the Archaeological department at Salihundam, Ramateertham etc. [9]

A new Shiva temple is being built near the Kalingapatnam Beach towards Machilesam, by K.J.Rao & Co.

References

  1. 1 2 "District Census Handbook - Guntur" (PDF). Census of India. p. 27,398. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 March 2022. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
  2. ↑ "Census 2011". The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
  3. ↑ "New 'AP 39' code to register vehicles in Andhra Pradesh launched". The New Indian Express. Vijayawada. 31 January 2019. Archived from the original on 3 February 2019. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  4. ↑ A. Sinha; Satyendra K. Singh, eds. (2005). First Indian Mineral Congress & Technological Exhibition, 28th February and 1st March, 2005, ISM, Dhanbad : showcasing the mineral industry in the 21st century. New Delhi: Allied Publishers. ISBN   8177647911 . Retrieved 8 April 2015.
  5. ↑ "Eco Tourism | District Srikakulam, Government of Andhra Pradesh | India".
  6. ↑ "Climatological Tables of Observatories in India 1991-2020" (PDF). India Meteorological Department . Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  7. ↑ "Station: Kalingapatnam Climatological Table 1981–2010" (PDF). Climatological Normals 1981–2010. India Meteorological Department. January 2015. pp. 379–380. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2020. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  8. ↑ "Extremes of Temperature & Rainfall for Indian Stations (Up to 2012)" (PDF). India Meteorological Department. December 2016. p. M10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2020. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  9. ↑ Murthy, K. Krishna (1987). Glimpses of art, architecture, and Buddhist literature in ancient India (1. publ. ed.). New Delhi: Abhinav Publications. pp. 51–52. ISBN   978-81-7017-226-0 . Retrieved 1 November 2015.
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