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{{Infobox settlement | {{Infobox settlement | ||
| name = Avanigadda | | name = Avanigadda | ||
| native_name = అవనిగడ్డ | |||
| other_name = | | other_name = | ||
| official_name = | |||
| nickname = | | nickname = | ||
| settlement_type = [[Town]] | | settlement_type = [[Town]] | ||
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Andhra Pradesh, India | | pushpin_map_caption = Location in Andhra Pradesh, India | ||
| coordinates = {{coord|16|1|11|N|80|55|12|E|display=inline,title}} | | coordinates = {{coord|16|1|11|N|80|55|12|E|display=inline,title}} | ||
| subdivision_type = | | subdivision_type = Country | ||
| subdivision_name = [[India]] | | subdivision_name = [[India]] | ||
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]] | | subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]] | ||
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| area_code = +91-08671 | | area_code = +91-08671 | ||
| registration_plate = | | registration_plate = | ||
| blank1_name_sec1 = [[Lok Sabha]] constituency | |||
| blank1_info_sec1 = [[Machilipatnam]] | |||
| website = | | website = | ||
| footnotes = | | footnotes = | ||
}} | }} | ||
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==History== | ==History== | ||
Krishna district was formed by renaming Machilipatnam district and adding certain taluks of Guntur district in 1859. Krishna district was divided into Krishna and Godavari districts in 1925. During the reorganisation of Andhra Pradesh Krishna district was further divided into Krishna and NTR districts. <ref>{{cite web| url = https://krishna.ap.gov.in/| title= Krishna district |work= About District > History |publisher= Government of Andhra Pradesh | access-date = 15 January 2024}}</ref> | |||
Krishna district has 25 mandals spread across three revenue divisions – [[Machilipatnam revenue division]], [[Gudivada revenue division]] and [[Vuyyuru revenue division]]. <ref>{{Cite web |title=Krishna district profile - AP Government - 4 April 2022 |url=https://cdn.s3waas.gov.in/s3c399862d3b9d6b76c8436e924a68c45b/uploads/2022/04/2022040412.pdf}}</ref> | |||
== Geography == | == Geography == | ||
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'''Climate''' | '''Climate''' | ||
Due to its proximity to the [[Bay of Bengal]], Avanigadda and its surrounding villages are prone to [[cyclones]] and floods. It is devastated by [[1977 Andhra Pradesh cyclone]] which had a velocity over 200 kmph. A memorial, at the point of furthest advance of the [[Storm surge]] was built near this village in memory of the people who died in the storm. | Due to its proximity to the [[Bay of Bengal]], Avanigadda and its surrounding villages are prone to [[cyclones]] and floods. It is devastated by [[1977 Andhra Pradesh cyclone]] which had a velocity over 200 kmph. A memorial, at the point of furthest advance of the [[Storm surge]] was built near this village in memory of the people who died in the storm. | ||
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== Politics == | == Politics == | ||
Buddha Prasad Mandali who was also Deputy speaker of Andhra Pradesh Assembly in TDP government.<ref>{{cite web|title=MLA|url=http://www.ap.gov.in/government/mla/|publisher=AP State Portal|access-date=9 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141008071101/http://www.ap.gov.in/government/mla/|archive-date=8 October 2014|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> has lost to Simhadri Ramesh Babu in 2019 elections. | Buddha Prasad Mandali who was also Deputy speaker of Andhra Pradesh Assembly in TDP government.<ref>{{cite web|title=MLA|url=http://www.ap.gov.in/government/mla/|publisher=AP State Portal|access-date=9 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141008071101/http://www.ap.gov.in/government/mla/|archive-date=8 October 2014|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> has lost to Simhadri Ramesh Babu in 2019 elections. | ||
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[[File:Holy Goddess Sri Lankamma Ammavari Temple at Avanigadda.jpg|thumb|Holy Goddess Sri Lankamma Ammavari Temple at Avanigadda]] | [[File:Holy Goddess Sri Lankamma Ammavari Temple at Avanigadda.jpg|thumb|Holy Goddess Sri Lankamma Ammavari Temple at Avanigadda]] | ||
== See also == | ==See also== | ||
*[[List of villages in Krishna district#A|Villages in Avanigadda mandal]] | * [[Krishna district#Administrative divisions|Revenue divisions and mandals in Krishna district]] | ||
* [[List of villages in Krishna district#A|Villages in Avanigadda mandal]] | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
{{Reflist}} | {{Reflist}} | ||
{{Krishna-geo-stub}} | |||
{{Geographic location | {{Geographic location | ||
|Centre = Avanigadda | |Centre = Avanigadda | ||