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	\| subdivision_name2 = [[Prakasam district\|Prakasam]]		\| subdivision_name2 = [[Prakasam district\|Prakasam]]
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	\| population_footnotes = <ref name="population">{{cite web \|title=Population statistics \|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=629874 \|website=Census of India \|publisher=The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India \|accessdate=27 April 2019}}</ref>		\| population_footnotes = <ref name="population">{{cite web \|title=Population statistics \|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=629874 \|website=Census of India \|publisher=The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India \|accessdate=27 April 2019}}</ref>
	\| demographics_type1 = ~~Languages~~		\| demographics_type1 = [[Language]]
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	'''Cumbum''' is a [[census town]] in [[Prakasam district]] of the [[~~Indian state~~]] of [[Andhra Pradesh]]. It is the headquarters of [[Cumbum mandal]] in [[Markapur revenue division]].<ref name="census" />{{rp\|16}}<ref>{{cite web \|title=Part III, District and Sub-District (Mandals) \|url=http://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/maps/atlas/28part32.pdf \|website=Census of India \|publisher=The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India \|accessdate=27 April 2019 \|pages=135, 174 }}</ref> It was a part of [[Kurnool district]] prior to its merger into [[Prakasam district]].		'''Cumbum''' is a [[census town]] in [[Prakasam district]] of the [[India]]n state of [[Andhra Pradesh]]. It is the headquarters of [[Cumbum mandal]] in [[Markapur revenue division]].<ref name="census" />{{rp\|16}}<ref>{{cite web \|title=Part III, District and Sub-District (Mandals) \|url=http://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/maps/atlas/28part32.pdf \|website=Census of India \|publisher=The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India \|accessdate=27 April 2019 \|pages=135, 174 }}</ref> It was a part of [[Kurnool district]] prior to its merger into [[Prakasam district]].

	== Cumbum Lake ==		== Cumbum Lake ==

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	On 10 June 1846, [[Uyyalawada Narasimha Reddy]] raided the treasury at Cumbum, and started rebellion against British.		On 10 June 1846, [[Uyyalawada Narasimha Reddy]] raided the treasury at Cumbum, and started rebellion against British.

	As per Gazettee No. 939, dated the 26 January 2022, the old Guntur district, formed in 1904, was split into [[Guntur district]], [[Palnadu district]] and [[Bapatla district]]. 12 mandals from [[Tenali revenue division]] and 13 mandals from [[Prakasam district]] was merged into the newly formed Bapatla district. <ref>{{cite web\| url = https://bapatla.ap.gov.in/history/ \| title= Bapatla District \| work= About District > History \|publisher= Government of Andhra Pradesh\| access-date = 6 September 2023}}</ref>		As per Gazettee No. 939, dated the 26 January 2022, the old Guntur district, formed in 1904, was split into [[Guntur district]], [[Palnadu district]] and [[Bapatla district]]. 12 mandals from [[Tenali revenue division]] and 13 mandals from [[Prakasam district]] was merged into the newly formed Bapatla district.<ref>{{cite web\| url = https://bapatla.ap.gov.in/history/ \| title= Bapatla District \| work= About District > History \|publisher= Government of Andhra Pradesh\| access-date = 6 September 2023}}</ref>

	== Geography ==		== Geography ==

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	During the [[British Raj\|British rule]], Cumbum tehsil was a municipality of [[Kurnool district]]; as such, it had a regimental garrison and a collectorate.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://archive.org/stream/in.ernet.dli.2015.120374/2015.120374.The-Imperial-Gazetteer-Of-India-Provincial-Series-Madras-Vol-i_djvu.txt\|title=Full text of "The Imperial Gazetteer Of India Provincial Series Madras Vol.-i"\|website=archive.org\|language=en\|access-date=2017-04-10}}</ref>		During the [[British Raj\|British rule]], Cumbum tehsil was a municipality of [[Kurnool district]]; as such, it had a regimental garrison and a collectorate.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://archive.org/stream/in.ernet.dli.2015.120374/2015.120374.The-Imperial-Gazetteer-Of-India-Provincial-Series-Madras-Vol-i_djvu.txt\|title=Full text of "The Imperial Gazetteer Of India Provincial Series Madras Vol.-i"\|website=archive.org\|language=en\|access-date=2017-04-10}}</ref>
	On 10 June 1846, [[Uyyalawada Narasimha Reddy]] raided the treasury at Cumbum, and started rebellion against British.		On 10 June 1846, [[Uyyalawada Narasimha Reddy]] raided the treasury at Cumbum, and started rebellion against British.

			As per Gazettee No. 939, dated the 26 January 2022, the old Guntur district, formed in 1904, was split into [[Guntur district]], [[Palnadu district]] and [[Bapatla district]]. 12 mandals from [[Tenali revenue division]] and 13 mandals from [[Prakasam district]] was merged into the newly formed Bapatla district. <ref>{{cite web\| url = https://bapatla.ap.gov.in/history/ \| title= Bapatla District \| work= About District > History \|publisher= Government of Andhra Pradesh\| access-date = 6 September 2023}}</ref>

	== Geography ==		== Geography ==

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	\| area_footnotes = <ref name="census">{{cite web \|title=District Census Handbook – Prakasam \|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/2818_PART_B_DCHB_PRAKASAM.pdf \|website=Census of India \|publisher=Directorate of Census Operations, Andhra Pradesh \|accessdate=27 April 2019 \|pages=48 ~~\|format=PDF~~}}</ref>		\| area_footnotes = <ref name="census">{{cite web \|title=District Census Handbook – Prakasam \|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/2818_PART_B_DCHB_PRAKASAM.pdf \|website=Census of India \|publisher=Directorate of Census Operations, Andhra Pradesh \|accessdate=27 April 2019 \|pages=48 }}</ref>
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	'''Cumbum''' is a [[census town]] in [[Prakasam district]] of the [[Indian state]] of [[Andhra Pradesh]]. It is the headquarters of [[Cumbum mandal]] in [[Markapur revenue division]].<ref name="census" />{{rp\|16}}<ref>{{cite web \|title=Part III, District and Sub-District (Mandals) \|url=http://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/maps/atlas/28part32.pdf \|website=Census of India \|publisher=The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India \|accessdate=27 April 2019 \|pages=135, 174 ~~\|format=PDF~~}}</ref> It was a part of [[Kurnool district]] prior to its merger into [[Prakasam district]].		'''Cumbum''' is a [[census town]] in [[Prakasam district]] of the [[Indian state]] of [[Andhra Pradesh]]. It is the headquarters of [[Cumbum mandal]] in [[Markapur revenue division]].<ref name="census" />{{rp\|16}}<ref>{{cite web \|title=Part III, District and Sub-District (Mandals) \|url=http://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/maps/atlas/28part32.pdf \|website=Census of India \|publisher=The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India \|accessdate=27 April 2019 \|pages=135, 174 }}</ref> It was a part of [[Kurnool district]] prior to its merger into [[Prakasam district]].

	== Cumbum Lake ==		== Cumbum Lake ==
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	== History ==		== History ==
	There are inscriptions at Cumbum and [[Bestawaripeta]], one from 1706, and another from 1729. The first refers to the death of the sheriff Khaja Muhammad, who was the Qiladar of Cumbum fort during the reign of [[Aurangzeb\|Aurangazeb]]. The second refers to Muhammad Sahib, son of Muhammad Khayum of Tab and governor of Cumbum during the reign of [[Muhammad Shah]]. It also states that Muhammad Sahib had a [[mosque]] constructed at Cumbum during his governorship. These inscriptions prove that this district, like other districts in the Qutub Shahi Kingdom, was once under the [[Mughal Empire\|Mughal]] rule. It was formed as part of the Golkonda province, one of the six provinces into which the Deccan Suba was sub-divided int.<ref name=hari>{{cite web\|title=District Census Handbook – Prakasam\|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/2818_PART_B_DCHB_PRAKASAM.pdf \|website=Census of India\|accessdate=18 January 2015\|page=14~~\|format=PDF~~}}</ref>		There are inscriptions at Cumbum and [[Bestawaripeta]], one from 1706, and another from 1729. The first refers to the death of the sheriff Khaja Muhammad, who was the Qiladar of Cumbum fort during the reign of [[Aurangzeb\|Aurangazeb]]. The second refers to Muhammad Sahib, son of Muhammad Khayum of Tab and governor of Cumbum during the reign of [[Muhammad Shah]]. It also states that Muhammad Sahib had a [[mosque]] constructed at Cumbum during his governorship. These inscriptions prove that this district, like other districts in the Qutub Shahi Kingdom, was once under the [[Mughal Empire\|Mughal]] rule. It was formed as part of the Golkonda province, one of the six provinces into which the Deccan Suba was sub-divided int.<ref name=hari>{{cite web\|title=District Census Handbook – Prakasam\|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/2818_PART_B_DCHB_PRAKASAM.pdf \|website=Census of India\|accessdate=18 January 2015\|page=14}}</ref>

	During the [[British Raj\|British rule]], Cumbum tehsil was a municipality of [[Kurnool district]]; as such, it had a regimental garrison and a collectorate.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://archive.org/stream/in.ernet.dli.2015.120374/2015.120374.The-Imperial-Gazetteer-Of-India-Provincial-Series-Madras-Vol-i_djvu.txt\|title=Full text of "The Imperial Gazetteer Of India Provincial Series Madras Vol.-i"\|website=archive.org\|language=en\|access-date=2017-04-10}}</ref>		During the [[British Raj\|British rule]], Cumbum tehsil was a municipality of [[Kurnool district]]; as such, it had a regimental garrison and a collectorate.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://archive.org/stream/in.ernet.dli.2015.120374/2015.120374.The-Imperial-Gazetteer-Of-India-Provincial-Series-Madras-Vol-i_djvu.txt\|title=Full text of "The Imperial Gazetteer Of India Provincial Series Madras Vol.-i"\|website=archive.org\|language=en\|access-date=2017-04-10}}</ref>
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	== Transport ==		== Transport ==
	[[Cumbum railway station]] provides rail connectivity and is a ''D-category'' railway station in the [[Guntur railway division]] of [[South Central Railway zone\|the South Central Railway zone]].<ref name="station">{{cite web\|url=http://www.scr.indianrailways.gov.in/cris/uploads/files/1446709035601-Genearal%20data-01-11-15.pdf\|title=Evolution of Guntur Division\|website=South Central Railway\|page=11~~\|format=PDF~~\|accessdate=3 May 2016}}</ref> State highways, roads, and the [[~~Vijayawada~~]]–[[Guntakal]] railway line pass through the town.		[[Cumbum railway station]] provides rail connectivity and is a ''D-category'' railway station in the [[Guntur railway division]] of [[South Central Railway zone\|the South Central Railway zone]].<ref name="station">{{cite web\|url=http://www.scr.indianrailways.gov.in/cris/uploads/files/1446709035601-Genearal%20data-01-11-15.pdf\|title=Evolution of Guntur Division\|website=South Central Railway\|page=11\|accessdate=3 May 2016}}</ref> State highways, roads, and the [[Guntur]]–[[Guntakal]] railway line pass through the town.

	== International recognition by UNESCO ==		== International recognition by UNESCO ==
	The Cumbum Tank was made a World Heritage Irrigation Structure (WHIS) in 2020 by UNESCO.<ref>. Major criteria for WHIS entails that a structure should be more than 100 years old, should be functional, achieving food security and have archival value. Cumbum tank is one of the four sites received this tag from India.</ref><ref>https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/four-sites-in-india-get-world-heritage-irrigation-structure-tag/story-n8P4HNaHuPdQQXT8VKQGyJ.html</ref>		The Cumbum Tank was made a World Heritage Irrigation Structure (WHIS) in 2020 by UNESCO.<ref>. Major criteria for WHIS entails that a structure should be more than 100 years old, should be functional, achieving food security and have archival value. Cumbum tank is one of the four sites received this tag from India.</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/four-sites-in-india-get-world-heritage-irrigation-structure-tag/story-n8P4HNaHuPdQQXT8VKQGyJ.html\|title = Four sites in India get World Heritage Irrigation Structure tag\|date = December 2020}}</ref>

	== Politics ==		== Politics ==
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	== Education ==		== Education ==
	The primary and secondary school education is provided by the government's ''School Education Department''.<ref>{{cite web\|title=School Education Department\|url=http://rmsaap.nic.in/Notification_TSG_2015.pdf\|publisher=School Education Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh\|accessdate=7 November 2016~~\|format=PDF~~\|url-status=dead\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151227185018/http://rmsaap.nic.in/Notification_TSG_2015.pdf\|archivedate=27 December 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|title=The Department of School Education – Official AP State Government Portal {{!}} AP State Portal\|url=http://www.ap.gov.in/department/organizations/school-education/\|website=www.ap.gov.in\|accessdate=7 November 2016\|url-status=dead\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161107155331/http://www.ap.gov.in/department/organizations/school-education/\|archivedate=7 November 2016}}</ref> The languages of instruction followed by different schools are English and Telugu.		The primary and secondary school education is provided by the government's ''School Education Department''.<ref>{{cite web\|title=School Education Department\|url=http://rmsaap.nic.in/Notification_TSG_2015.pdf\|publisher=School Education Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh\|accessdate=7 November 2016\|url-status=dead\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151227185018/http://rmsaap.nic.in/Notification_TSG_2015.pdf\|archivedate=27 December 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|title=The Department of School Education – Official AP State Government Portal {{!}} AP State Portal\|url=http://www.ap.gov.in/department/organizations/school-education/\|website=www.ap.gov.in\|accessdate=7 November 2016\|url-status=dead\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161107155331/http://www.ap.gov.in/department/organizations/school-education/\|archivedate=7 November 2016}}</ref> The languages of instruction followed by different schools are English and Telugu.

	== References ==		== References ==

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'''Cumbum''' is a [[census town]] in [[Prakasam district]] of the [[Indian state]] of [[Andhra Pradesh]]. It is the headquarters of [[Cumbum mandal]] in [[Markapur revenue division]].<ref name="census" />{{rp|16}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Part III, District and Sub-District (Mandals) |url=http://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/maps/atlas/28part32.pdf |website=Census of India |publisher=The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India |accessdate=27 April 2019 |pages=135, 174 |format=PDF}}</ref> It was a part of [[Kurnool district]] prior to its merger into [[Prakasam district]].

== Cumbum Lake ==
Cumbum Lake, also known as ''Gundlakamma Lake'', was built on the [[Gundlakamma River|Gundlakamma]] rivulet upon the [[Nallamala Hills|Nallamala]] hills. It is one of the oldest man-made lakes in Asia. The [[anicut]] was built by the Vijayanagar Princess Varadharajamma (also known as Ruchidevi), wife of [[Krishnadevaraya|Sri Krishna Devaraya]]. She was also the daughter of Gajapatis of [[Odisha]]. The lake is about {{convert|7|km|mi}} long and about {{convert|3.5|km|mi}} wide. According to the Imperial Gazette of India, at the turn of the 20th century, the dam was 57 feet (17 m) tall, and the drainage area was 430 square miles (1,100 km<sup>2</sup>). The directly irrigated land was about 10,300 acres (42 km<sup>2</sup>) in all. It is the second largest irrigation tank in Asia.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/Cumbum-tank-a-big-draw-in-Prakasam/article15001961.ece|title=Cumbum tank a big draw in Prakasam|work=The Hindu|access-date=2017-04-10|language=en}}</ref> Cumbum Lake is accessible both by the [[Guntur]]-[[Nandyal]] railway line and from [[Ongole]] by road.

== History ==
There are inscriptions at Cumbum and [[Bestawaripeta]], one from 1706, and another from 1729. The first refers to the death of the sheriff Khaja Muhammad, who was the Qiladar of Cumbum fort during the reign of [[Aurangzeb|Aurangazeb]]. The second refers to Muhammad Sahib, son of Muhammad Khayum of Tab and governor of Cumbum during the reign of [[Muhammad Shah]]. It also states that Muhammad Sahib had a [[mosque]] constructed at Cumbum during his governorship. These inscriptions prove that this district, like other districts in the Qutub Shahi Kingdom, was once under the [[Mughal Empire|Mughal]] rule. It was formed as part of the Golkonda province, one of the six provinces into which the Deccan Suba was sub-divided int.<ref name=hari>{{cite web|title=District Census Handbook – Prakasam|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/2818_PART_B_DCHB_PRAKASAM.pdf |website=Census of India|accessdate=18 January 2015|page=14|format=PDF}}</ref>

During the [[British Raj|British rule]], Cumbum tehsil was a municipality of [[Kurnool district]]; as such, it had a regimental garrison and a collectorate.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archive.org/stream/in.ernet.dli.2015.120374/2015.120374.The-Imperial-Gazetteer-Of-India-Provincial-Series-Madras-Vol-i_djvu.txt|title=Full text of "The Imperial Gazetteer Of India Provincial Series Madras Vol.-i"|website=archive.org|language=en|access-date=2017-04-10}}</ref>
On 10 June 1846, [[Uyyalawada Narasimha Reddy]] raided the treasury at Cumbum, and started rebellion against British.

== Geography ==
Cumbum is located at {{coord|15.5669|N|79.1167|E|}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/02/Cumbum.html|title=Maps, Weather, and Airports for Cumbum, India|work=fallingrain.com}}</ref> It has an average elevation of 184 metres (606 ft).

== Transport ==
[[Cumbum railway station]] provides rail connectivity and is a ''D-category'' railway station in the [[Guntur railway division]] of [[South Central Railway zone|the South Central Railway zone]].<ref name="station">{{cite web|url=http://www.scr.indianrailways.gov.in/cris/uploads/files/1446709035601-Genearal%20data-01-11-15.pdf|title=Evolution of Guntur Division|website=South Central Railway|page=11|format=PDF|accessdate=3 May 2016}}</ref> State highways, roads, and the [[Vijayawada]]–[[Guntakal]] railway line pass through the town.

== International recognition by UNESCO ==
The Cumbum Tank was made a World Heritage Irrigation Structure (WHIS) in 2020 by UNESCO.<ref>. Major criteria for WHIS entails that a structure should be more than 100 years old, should be functional, achieving food security and have archival value. Cumbum tank is one of the four sites received this tag from India.</ref><ref>https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/four-sites-in-india-get-world-heritage-irrigation-structure-tag/story-n8P4HNaHuPdQQXT8VKQGyJ.html</ref>

== Politics ==

The town was an assembly constituency in Andhra Pradesh until 2009.<ref>[http://archive.eci.gov.in/March2004/pollupd/ac/states/s01/Partycomp120.htm APAssembly results 1978–2004] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930082331/http://archive.eci.gov.in/March2004/pollupd/ac/states/s01/Partycomp120.htm |date=2007-09-30 }}. Election Commission of India.</ref> Anna Venkata Rambabu won the 2019 assembly elections when the Cumbum constituency was reorganized and merged with the Giddalur constituency.

== Education ==
The primary and secondary school education is provided by the government's ''School Education Department''.<ref>{{cite web|title=School Education Department|url=http://rmsaap.nic.in/Notification_TSG_2015.pdf|publisher=School Education Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh|accessdate=7 November 2016|format=PDF|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151227185018/http://rmsaap.nic.in/Notification_TSG_2015.pdf|archivedate=27 December 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=The Department of School Education – Official AP State Government Portal {{!}} AP State Portal|url=http://www.ap.gov.in/department/organizations/school-education/|website=www.ap.gov.in|accessdate=7 November 2016|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161107155331/http://www.ap.gov.in/department/organizations/school-education/|archivedate=7 November 2016}}</ref> The languages of instruction followed by different schools are English and Telugu.

== References ==
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{{Prakasam district}}

[[Category:Census towns in Andhra Pradesh]]
[[Category:Mandal headquarters in Prakasam district]]

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	== Education ==		== Education ==
	The primary and secondary school education is provided by the government's ''School Education Department''.<ref>{{cite web\|title=School Education Department\|url=http://rmsaap.nic.in/Notification_TSG_2015.pdf\|publisher=School Education Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh\|accessdate=7 November 2016\|url-status=dead\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151227185018/http://rmsaap.nic.in/Notification_TSG_2015.pdf\|archivedate=27 December 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|title=The Department of School Education – Official AP State Government Portal {{!}} AP State Portal\|url=http://www.ap.gov.in/department/organizations/school-education/\|website=www.ap.gov.in\|accessdate=7 November 2016\|url-status=dead\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161107155331/http://www.ap.gov.in/department/organizations/school-education/\|archivedate=7 November 2016}}</ref> The languages of instruction followed by different schools are English and Telugu.		The primary and secondary school education is provided by the government's ''School Education Department''.<ref>{{cite web\|title=School Education Department\|url=http://rmsaap.nic.in/Notification_TSG_2015.pdf\|publisher=School Education Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh\|accessdate=7 November 2016\|url-status=dead\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151227185018/http://rmsaap.nic.in/Notification_TSG_2015.pdf\|archivedate=27 December 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|title=The Department of School Education – Official AP State Government Portal {{!}} AP State Portal\|url=http://www.ap.gov.in/department/organizations/school-education/\|website=www.ap.gov.in\|accessdate=7 November 2016\|url-status=dead\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161107155331/http://www.ap.gov.in/department/organizations/school-education/\|archivedate=7 November 2016}}</ref> The languages of instruction followed by different schools are English and Telugu.

			==See also==
			* [[Prakasam district#Administrative divisions\|Revenue divisions and mandals in Prakasam district]]

	== References ==		== References ==