Overview of Anakapalli District
The Anakapalli District area is 4411 square kilometers. There are two revenue divisions. The total number of mandals in the district is 25. There are 1 municipal corporation and 2 municipalities. The district has 753 villages. According to the 2011
census, the population of the district is 1873648.
History of Anakapalli District
Anakapalli is at a distance of 34 kilometers from Visakhapatnam. Anakapalli municipality
was a part of the Visakhapatnam district. It has now been made into a separate district with its headquarters in Anakapalli. Earlier, this region was ruled by dynasties such as Kalinga, Chedi, Eastern Ganga Dynasty, Gajapati Kingdom, Kakatiya, and Qutub shahis. This is
located on the banks of the Sarada River. Aanakpalli was also called as Anankapalli, Vijayapuri,
Veniapalli, Bellampatnam and Kanakapuri. Prominent leaders like Mahatma Gandhi and
Ambedkar visited this lace during the freedom struggle.
Tourist Places in Anakapalli District
There are many exciting tourist Places in and around Anakapalli. A must visit place for
nature lovers is the Kondakarla Ava bird sanctuary. Visitors can enjoy the vegetation, birds,
hills, and fresh air.
Sri Nookambica Ammavari temple is another place visited by devotees not only from Andhra Pradesh but also from Orissa, Telangana, and West Bengal. A month long jathara is held, and this begins on a day before Ugadi, the Telugu New Year.
Tourists also visit the Panchadarla village, where there is a natural perennial spring. There is
a lingam on which many small lingams are carved. This is called the
Kotilingam. Baligattam is another important place, and this is situated on the bank of the Varaha
river. There is Brahma Lingeswara Temple. Lord Brahma is believed to have built this temple, and it faces west. The river Varaha is believed to have been created by Lord Vishnu
when he took the boar form. The river flows from north to south, and due to all these
unique features, the place is considered very sacred, and a large number of devotees visit the
place.
Mandals in Anakapalli District
| Madugula | Cheedikda | Devarapalle |
| K.Kotapadu | Anakapalle | Kasimkota |
| Yelamanchili | Rambilli | Munagapaka |
| Atchutapuram | Butchayyapeta | Chodavaram |
| Pendurthi | Paravada | Sabbavaram |
| Narisipatnam | Golugonda | Makavarapalem |
| Nathavaram | Nakkapalli | Payakaraopeta |
| Kotauratla | S.Rayavaram | Ravikamatham |
| Rollugunta |