Kothapatnam

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Kothapatnam
—  village  —
Kothapatnam
Location of Kothapatnam
in Andhra Pradesh and India
Coordinates 15°28′00″N 80°07′00″E / 15.4667°N 80.1167°E / 15.4667; 80.1167Coordinates: 15°28′00″N 80°07′00″E / 15.4667°N 80.1167°E / 15.4667; 80.1167
Country India
State Andhra Pradesh
District(s) Prakasam
Subdistrict(s) Kothapatnam
Time zone IST (UTC+05:30)

Kothapatnam (also called Kottapatnam[1]) is a village and a Mandal in Prakasam district on the Bay of Bengal coast of the State of Andhra Pradesh in India. [2]

Kothapatnam proper is now about two kilometers inland, but the name usually includes the coastal kattumaram fishing village of Pallipalem. The bank, post- and telegraph-office, hospital and panchayat office are all in Kothapatnam, which is 2 km from the fishing village, on the road to Ongole. It is a former seaport, once a major cultural and trade center in the pre-Christian era, which played a vital role in trade with Southeast Asian countries.

[edit] Geography

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Kothapatnam on google maps

Kothapatnam is located at 15°28′00″N 80°07′00″E / 15.4667°N 80.1167°E / 15.4667; 80.1167. It is about 16.6 km from Ongole, the nearest town, with which it is connected by bus. Tirupati Airport is the nearest airport; Tenali Junction the nearest railhead.

[edit] References

  1. ^ [1]
  2. ^ "List of Sub-Districts". Census of India. http://www.censusindia.gov.in/. Retrieved 2007-04-27. 


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