Vijayawada

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Vijayawada
Vijayawada (India)
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State : IndiaIndia India
State : Andhra Pradesh
District : Krishna
Location : 16 ° 31 ′  N , 80 ° 37 ′  E Coordinates: 16 ° 31 ′  N , 80 ° 37 ′  E
Height : 125 m
Area : 61.88 km²
Inhabitants :
-  Agglomeration :		 1,048,240 (2011)
1,491,202 (2011)
Population density : 16,940 inhabitants / km²
Website : ourvmc.org

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Vijayawada ( Telugu : విజయవాడ ; also called Bezawada ) is a city in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh . With around one million inhabitants (2011 census) it is the third largest city in Andhra Pradesh. Vijayawada is located in the Krishna district about 275 km east-southeast of Hyderabad . The city is the seat of the Roman Catholic diocese of Vijayawada . After the old capital Hyderabad was lost due to the separation of Telangana from Andhra Pradesh in 2014 , Vijayawada should take over this function in the medium term and expand into the capital of Andhra Pradesh in the next few years. In 2015, however, Amaravati was named the capital and is now to be expanded instead.

geography

Vijayawada on the north bank of the Krishna River . The average altitude is 125 meters, although the landscape is rather flat to slightly hilly.

The climate is hot and humid with temperatures ranging from 17 ° C to 45 ° C.

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Source: India Meteorological Department
Average monthly temperatures and rainfall for Vijayawada
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Max. Temperature ( ° C ) 30.0 32.7 35.4 37.4 39.8 37.2 33.2 32.4 32.6 31.8 30.7 29.6 O 33.6
Min. Temperature (° C) 18.6 20.6 23.3 26.2 27.8 26.9 25.0 25.0 24.5 23.2 20.9 19.7 O 23.5
Precipitation ( mm ) 6.2 4.6 4.6 4.8 20.8 80.8 73.0 146.2 179.9 57.2 52.3 5.8 Σ 636.2
Rainy days ( d ) 0.1 0.4 0.5 1 3.1 7.6 12.6 11.5 8.8 7.1 2.8 0.6 Σ 56.1
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economy

The area around Vijayawada has fertile soil and is irrigated by Krishna and his canals. The main crops are sugar cane , rice and mango trees . Vijayawada is known for its automotive, iron and textile industries.

Attractions

Lenin statue in Vijayawada
  • Kanaka Durga Temple : The temple was supposedly built by Arjuna for the goddess Durga after receiving the Pasupataastram from Shiva . In the Vedas it is said that the temple deity Swayambhu ( self-manifested ) is very strong. Because of this and the frequent mention of the temple in religious texts (e.g. Bhagavad Gita ), it is a popular place of pilgrimage . The temple is on a nearby hill from which one can overlook the city. During the Dasahra festival, the believers come to the temple after a ritual bath in Krishna to celebrate pujas .
  • Gunadala Matha Shrine : In 1925, Brother Arlati Pime, Rector of St. Joseph's Orphanage, laid a beaten path on a nearby hill and placed a statue of the Virgin Mary in a niche, which soon attracted believers. After numerous extensions, St. Mary's Church was built and inaugurated in 1971 . Once a year there is a big festival in honor of Mary.
  • Besant Street : business district with many theaters and cinemas
  • Prakasam dam
  • Undavalli caves
  • Rajiv Gandhi Park
  • Gandhi Hill
  • Victoria Museum
  • Mogalarajapuram caves
  • Bhavani island
  • Hazarat Bal Mosque
  • Mangalagiri
  • Hinkar Thirtha
  • Kondapalli Fort
  • Amaravati
  • Subramanya Swamy Temple
  • Sri Nagarala Sri Maha Lakshmi Ammavaru Temple

Web links

Commons : Vijayawada  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Census of India 2011: Provisional Population Totals. Cities having population 1 lakh and above. (PDF; 154 kB)
  2. ^ Census of India 2011: Provisional Population Totals. Urban Agglomerations / Cities having population 1 lakh and above. (PDF; 141 kB)
  3. ↑ Rediff said it first: Andhra's new capital to be Vijaywada. rediff.com, September 4, 2014, accessed October 1, 2014 .
  4. ↑ acharyaonline.com
  5. ↑ thehindu.com
  6. ↑ Gunadala Matha