East Godavari

Head Quarters : Kakinada
Area: 10,807 sq.km

The Boundaries of East Godavari are Bay of Bengal in the East and South, Khammam district in the West and Vishakapatnam district in the North directions.

Rivers: Godavari, Eleru, Pampa, and Sabari.

Major Places: Kakinada, Rajamundry, Tuni, Samarlakot, Amalapuram, Mandapeta, Rajole.

Industries: Andhra Paper Mill, Godavari and Nagarjuna Fertilizers, Sugar factories at Samarlakota and Pittahpuram, Plywood unit at Rampachodavaram, Dairy, Hatchery and Piggary Forms, Fisheries, Spinning and Saw Mills.

Tourist Places: Coringa and Papikonda wild life Santuaries, Adurru, a Buddhist centre, Papikondalu, Rajahmundry bridge and Andhra paper mills.

Pilgrimage Centers: Kukkuteswara Temple at Pitahpuram, Sri Sathya Narayana Swamy Temple at Annavaram, Draksharamam, Sri Jagan Mohini Chennakesava Swamy Temple at Ryali, Kotilingeswara temple at Rajahmundry, Appanapalle temple, Kumararamam at Samarlakota, and Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple at Antarvedi.

Handicrafts: Bell metal crafts.

Once this District was the son border of Kalinga. This place was under the rule of the Satavahanas, Eastern Chalukya-Cholas, Kakatiyas, Reddis, Gajapatis, Vijayanagara, Qutub Shahin, and the British Chalukyas. This district was formed in the year 1904. Manyam Leader Sri Alluri Seetha Rama Raju Hails from this District.

The Forest area Occupies 29% of the total area, and Surplus Timber is extracted From these forests, especially the Bamboo's which feeds the Andhra Paper Mills Situated at Rajahmundry. coringa Crocodile Sanctuary and PapiKonda Wild Life Sanctuaries Protecting Tigers, Foxes, and different kinds of Birds on the banks of the river Godavari speak on the concern towards the conservation of Wild life in these areas. Electricity supply to this district is mainly through Thermal Power station at Rajahmundry, Machkand Hydro Power project and Natural gas Power station at Vijjeswaram. Dhavaleshwaram Project built on the river Godavari Supplies waters to Major parts of the farming lands, Eleru is another small Irrigation project. District hosts Kakinada Port that is Second biggest port in Andhra Pradesh. This district has Small Scale Industries of Musical instruments at Pitahpuram. Educational Institutes Come under Andhra University.

Accessibility: Kakinada, the headquarters of East Godavari district is well connected by rail and road. The port of Kakinada serves coastal traffic.

How to Reach This Place

Road : Kakinada is located 60 kms from Rajahmundry and 162 kms from Visakhapatnam. It is well connected by Road.

Rail : Kakinada is 60 kms from Rajahmundry Railway station and 162 kms from Visakhapatnam Railway Station.

Air : Visakhapatnam and Hyderabad Airports