Krishna

Krishna District is one of the coastal districts of Andhra Pradesh with its administrative head quarter located at Machilipatnam. It was formerly called as Machlipatnam District but later renamed as Krishna District, by adding certain Taluks of the abolished Guntur District in 1859. Again in 1925 Krishna District was further divided into Krishna and West Godavari Districts. Further there are no changes in its jurisdiction except some minor changes (in Divi Taluk and Munagala paragana). The district shares common boundaries with Bay of Bengal and West Godavari district in the East, Guntur and Nalgonda districts in the West, Khamamm district in the North and Bay of Bengal in the South.

Some of the worth visiting places in and around Krishna district are: Kanaka Durga Temple, Prakasam Barrage, Kondapalli Fort, Victoria Museum, Rajivgandhi Park, Bhavani Island, Gandhi Hill, Mogalrajpuram Caves, Hazrat Bal Mosque, Manginapudi Beach Hamsala Deevi, Ghantasala, Vedadri, Mukthyala, Tirumalagiri Mopidevi and Srikakulam.


Facts & Figures

Area	8,727 Sq. Kms.
Latitude	15° 43’ N and 17° 10’ N
Longitude	80° 0’ and 81° 33’ of E
Temperature	Max.: 45 °C; Min.: 17 °C
Average Rainfall	1028.1 mm
Population	4187841 (2001 census)
Literacy Rate	70.03%
STD Code	08672 (Vijayawada)

How to Reach
Vijayawada City is the largest commercial centre of this district and also an important railway junction being connected with Delhi, Calcutta, Madras, Hubli, Gudivada and Machilipatnam. It has an Aerodrome at Gannavaram about 16 Kms away and a minor sea port at Machilipatnam. The second largest Bus Station complex in the state is also located in Vijayawada.