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| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]] | | subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]] | ||
| subdivision_name2 = [[Prakasam district|Prakasam]] | | subdivision_name2 = [[Prakasam district|Prakasam]] | ||
| subdivision_type3 = [[Mandal]] | | subdivision_type3 = [[List of mandals of Andhra Pradesh|Mandal]] | ||
| subdivision_name3 = Kanigiri | | subdivision_name3 = [[Kanigiri mandal]] | ||
| established_title = <!-- Established --> | | established_title = <!-- Established --> | ||
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'''Kanigiri''' is a Town with a municipality in the [[Prakasam district]] of the [[India]]n state of [[Andhra Pradesh]]. It is the mandal headquarters of Kanigiri mandal in the [[Kanigiri revenue division]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Prakasam District Mandals |url=http://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/maps/atlas/28part32.pdf|publisher=Census of India |access-date=19 June 2015|pages=154, 177|format=PDF}}</ref><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|access-date=18 January 2015|page=16,17,48|format=PDF}}</ref> | '''Kanigiri''' is a Town with a municipality in the [[Prakasam district]] of the [[India]]n state of [[Andhra Pradesh]]. It is the mandal headquarters of [[Kanigiri mandal]] in the [[Kanigiri revenue division]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Prakasam District Mandals |url=http://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/maps/atlas/28part32.pdf|publisher=Census of India |access-date=19 June 2015|pages=154, 177|format=PDF}}</ref><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|access-date=18 January 2015|page=16,17,48|format=PDF}}</ref> | ||
== Etymology == | == Etymology == | ||
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==History== | ==History== | ||
[[File:Tanguturi Prakasam 1972 stamp of India.jpg|thumb|left|150px|Postage stamp honouring T.Prakasam]] | |||
Ongole district was created in 1970 with three revenue divisions of Kurnool, Guntur and Nellore districts. In 1972, it was renamed Prakasam district in memory of [[Tanguturi Prakasam]], freedom fighter, chief Minister of undivided Madras state and the first chief minister of Andhra Pradesh. Presently (2023), it has 38 mandals in 3 revenue divisions.<ref>{{cite web |url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131228161029/http://www.apind.gov.in/Library/District/prakasam.pdf |title = Industrial Profile of Prakasam district |work = District Info |publisher = Government of Andhra Pradesh |access-date = 2 November 2023 |archive-url = http://www.apind.gov.in/Library/District/prakasam.pdf |archive-date = 28 December 2013|url-status = dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = https://prakasam.ap.gov.in/history/ | title= Prakasam District| work= About District > History|publisher=Government of Andhra Pradesh | access-date = 2 November 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url =https://prakasam.ap.gov.in/tehsil/ | title= Prakasam district | work= About District > Administrative Setup > Divisionwise Mandal List |publisher= Government of Andhra Pradesh| access-date = 2 November 2023}}</ref> | |||
[[File:Kanigiri Town view from Kanigiri Fort.jpg|alt=Kanigiri Fort|thumb|281x281px|Kanigiri town view from Kanigiri Fort]] | |||
[[File:Kanigir hill view.jpg|alt=Kanigiri Fort|thumb|282x282px|Kanigiri Fort Hill view]] | |||
== Geography and climate == | == Geography and climate == | ||
Kanigiri has a tropical climate, specifically a tropical wet and dry climate (Aw) under the Köppen climate classification, | Kanigiri has a tropical climate, specifically a tropical wet and dry climate (Aw) under the Köppen climate classification, | ||
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[Takkellapadu, Guntur district|Takkallapadu]] | * [[Takkellapadu, Guntur district|Takkallapadu]] | ||
* [[Prakasam district#Administrative divisions|Revenue divisions and mandals in Prakasam district]] | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
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[[Category:Cities and towns in Prakasam district]] | [[Category:Cities and towns in Prakasam district]] | ||
[[Category:Mandal headquarters in Prakasam district]] | |||