Pentakota

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Pentakota
Surname of Gavara Community
village
Pentakota is located in Andhra Pradesh
Pentakota
Pentakota
Location in Andhra Pradesh, India
Pentakota is located in India
Pentakota
Pentakota
Pentakota (India)
Coordinates: 17°18′00″N 82°37′00″E / 17.3000°N 82.6167°E / 17.3000; 82.6167Coordinates: 17°18′00″N 82°37′00″E / 17.3000°N 82.6167°E / 17.3000; 82.6167
Country India
StateAndhra Pradesh
DistrictVisakhapatnam
Elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Languages
 • OfficialTelugu
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Climatehot (Köppen)
Pentakota
OS gridTemplate:Gbmappingsmall
Coordinates17°17′46″N 82°37′06″E / 17.296011°N 82.618250°E / 17.296011; 82.618250
Constructed1957
Constructionmasonry tower
Tower height18 metres (59 ft)
Tower shapesquare tower with balcony and lantern[1]
Markingswhite and black bands tower, red lantern dome
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Pentakota is a village in Payakaraopeta mandal of Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh, India.

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]

Geography[edit]

Pentakota has an average elevation of 0 metres (0 ft).

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