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
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Sl.No.
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River
|
Dam
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Nearest City
|
Remark
|
|
1.
|
Krishna
|
a)Srisailam
b)Nagarjuna Sagar
c)Parkasam Barrage
|
Kurnool
Guntur
Guntur
|
Gravity & Earth-fill
|
|
2.
|
Godavari
|
Dowleswaram Barrage
Polavaram Project
|
Rajamundry
|
For irrigation
|
|
3.
|
Machkund River/ Sileru
|
Lower Sileru hydro
|
Visakhapatnam
Khammam
|
|
|
4.
|
Penneru
|
Nellore,
Cuddapah
|
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5.
|
Nagavati
|
Srikulam
|
National Parks
|
Name of National Park
|
Special Species (if any important)
|
Important Remarks
|
|
Sri Venkateshwara National Park
|
have many waterfalls
|
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|
|
Gundla brahmeswaram
park
|
is Located between Kurnool and Prakasam districts over the
Nallamallai mountain range
|
|
|
Coringa National Park
|
more than 120 birds species are found
|
situated near Kakinada port
|
|
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|
It is decorated with hillocks and flower gardens that
increase the beauty of park
|
Reserved parks
|
Reserve Parks
|
Special Species (if any important)
|
Important Remarks
|
|
Nagarjunsagar-Srisailam
|
tiger reserve
|
spread over five districts (Nalgonda, Mahbubnagar, Kurnool,
Prakasam&Guntoor)
|
|
Rollapadu WLS
|
Only habitat for the endangered Great Indian Bustard
|
located in the Kurnool district
|
|
Pulicat Lake WLS
|
located in Nellore, Chittoor districts
|
Famous temple
|
Sl.No.
|
Monument/Temple/Sites
|
Located in
|
Remarks
|
|
1
|
Venkateswara Temple Tirumala(Tirupati Balaji)
|
in Chittoor District
|
|
|
2
|
Srisailam
|
Kurnool District
|
The sanctum sanctorium is covered with gold
|
|
3
|
Vinayaka Temple Kanipakam
|
Chittoor District on the banks of river Bahuda
|
temple of Lord SwayambuVinayaka
|
|
4
|
Sri Veereswara Swamy Temple
|
Muramalla
|
This holy shrine is the abode of Lord Sri Veereswaraswamy
|
|
5
|
Amaravati
|
Guntur District
|
known as Dhanyakataka/Dharanikota great
Buddhist site Stupa built in pre-Mauryan times
|
|
6
|
Lakshmi Narasimha Temple
|
It is situated at the foot of the Auspicious Hill in
Mangalagiri of Guntur district
|
one of the eight sacred places of Lord Vishnu in India.
|
Major Airports
1. Visakhapatnam Airport:
Visakhapatnam
2. Vijayawada Airport: Vijayawada
3. Cuddapah Airport: Cuddapah
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
plants in Andhra pradesh
|
Name of Thermal Power Plant
|
Location
|
Important Remarks
|
|
RayalaseemaThrmal Power
plant
|
Cuddapah,
|
1050 megawatt (MW) coal plant
|
|
vemagiri Power
plant
|
EAstGodawari
|
388 MW gas based
|
|
vijayawada thermal
plant
|
Krishna
|
coal-based power plants
|
|
Simhadri Super Thermal Power
Plant
|
Visakhapatnam
|
coal-fired power plant
|
|
Sri Damodaram Sanjeevaiah Thermal Power Station
|
Nellore
|
coal-based power plants
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