Pentakota
Pentakota is a village in Payakaraopeta mandal of Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh, India.
Pentakota
Surname of Gavara Community | |
|---|---|
village | |
  Pentakota Location in Andhra Pradesh, India  Pentakota Pentakota (India) | |
| Coordinates: 17°18′00″N 82°37′00″E / 17.3000°N 82.6167°ECoordinates: 17°18′00″N 82°37′00″E / 17.3000°N 82.6167°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| District | Visakhapatnam |
| Elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Telugu |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Climate | hot (Köppen) |
| Pentakota | |
| OS grid | Template:Gbmappingsmall |
| Coordinates | 17°17′46″N 82°37′06″E / 17.296011°N 82.618250°E |
| Constructed | 1957 |
| Construction | masonry tower |
| Tower height | 18 metres (59 ft) |
| Tower shape | square tower with balcony and lantern[1] |
| Markings | white and black bands tower, red lantern dome |
| Template:Infobox lighthouse/light | |
There is an old lighthouse in the village.[2] It is 18 metres (59 ft) high and was built in 1957. It has a range of 40 kilometres (25 mi).[citation needed]
GeographyEdit
Pentakota has an average elevation of 0 metres (0 ft).