ANDHRAPRADESH Area: 160,205 km² Land Structure: It contains plain (Andhra plains), Plateau (Rayalsima plateau, khammamplatue), Mountains (Eastern Ghats Vijayawada hills) Important river: Krishna, Penneru, Godavari, Main Crops: Rice, jowar, bajra, wheat, maize etc... Climate: tropical climate Main minerals: due to the variety of rocksand minerals it is called as ratnagarbha. First in iron ore production, magnese ore etc it is top producer of minerals in india. Largest mica producer Industries: AP ranks 4th at National level in IT performance. River and dams: Sl.No. River Dam Nearest City Remark 1. Krishna a)srisailam Kurnool Gravity & b)nagarjuna Sagar Guntur Earth-fill c)parkasam Barrage Guntur 2. Godavari Dowleswaram Barrage Rajamundry For irrigation Polavaram Project 3. Machkund Lower Sileru hydro Visakhapatnam River/ Sileru Khammam 4. Penneru Nellore, Cuddapah 5. Nagavati Srikulam Foundation date : 1 November 1956 Capital: Amaravati District: 13 Administrative view: Allexamsprep.com Page 1
Legislative: 175 Number of MLA: 175 Number of MP in Lok Sabha: 25 Number of MP in Rajya sabha: 11 Principal language: Telgu and Urdu State population: 49.67 million Important dances: 1. Kuchipudi 2. Andhra nirtyam / Natyam Others: Sl.No. Festival Name Remarks 1. Makar Sakranti It is also known as harvest festival 2. Ugadi Telegu new year 3. Varalakshmi Vratham National Parks: Name of National Park Special Species (if any Important Remarks important) Sri Venkateshwara have many waterfalls --- National Park Gundla brahmeswaram park is Located between Kurnool and Prakasam districts over the Nallamallai mountain range Coringa National Park more than 120 birds situated near Kakinada port species are found The Alisagar Deer park --- It is decorated with hillocks and flower gardens that increase the beauty of park Reserved parks: Reserve Parks Special Species (if any Important Remarks important) Nagarjunsagar- tiger reserve spread over five districts (Nalgonda, Srisailam Mahbubnagar, Kurnool, Prakasam&Guntoor) Rollapadu WLS Only habitat for the located in the Kurnool district Allexamsprep.com Page 2
Pulicat Lake WLS endangered Great Indian Bustard located in Nellore, Chittoor districts Sport Stadiums/Arena: Sl.No. Stadium/Arena Sport-Purpose City 1. Aca Vdca Cricket Visakhapatnam Stadium Important City: Sl.No. City Nick Name Famous 1 Amaravati riverfront capital city of the Indian state of 2 Guntur exports large quantities of chillies and tobacco 3 Visakhapatnam Financial Capital of 4 Vijayawada recognised as a "Global City of the Future by McKinsey Quarterly 5 Tirupati Spiritual Capital of India's Ministry of Tourism named Tirupati as the "Best Heritage City 6 Anantpur largest district in the state Famous temple: Sl.No. Monument/Temple/Si Located in Remarks tes 1 Venkateswara Temple in Chittoor District Tirumala(Tirupati Balaji) 2 Srisailam Kurnool District The sanctum sanctorium is covered with gold 3 Vinayaka Temple Chittoor District on the temple of Lord Kanipakam banks of river Bahuda SwayambuVinayaka Allexamsprep.com Page 3
4 Sri Veereswara Muramalla This holy shrine is the abode of Swamy Temple Lord Sri Veereswaraswamy 5 Amaravati Guntur District known as Dhanyakataka/Dharanikota great Buddhist site Stupa built in pre-mauryan times 6 Lakshmi Narasimha It is situated at the foot of one of the eight sacred places of Temple the Auspicious Hill in Lord Vishnu in India. Mangalagiri of Guntur district 1. Visakhapatnam Airport: Visakhapatnam 2. Vijayawada Airport: Vijayawada 3. Cuddapah Airport: Cuddapah Major Airports: Ports: AP is the secound maritime state (after Gujrat) in terms of cargo handled. 1. Visakhapatnam Port: Visakhapatnam District (It is the fifth busiest port in India in terms of Cargo handled) 2. Kakinada Port: East Godavari District Thermal Power s in Andhra pradesh: Name of Thermal Power Location Important Remarks Plant Rayalaseema Thermal Power Cuddapah, 1050 megawatt (MW) coal vemagiri Power EAstGodawari 388 MW gas based vijayawada thermal Krishna coal-based power s Simhadri Super Thermal Visakhapatnam coal-fired power Power Plant Sri Damodaram Sanjeevaiah Nellore coal-based power s Thermal Power Station Savara Gadaba Tribes Allexamsprep.com Page 4
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