Kalingapatnam
Kalingapatnam
Kalinga Patana | |
|---|---|
Village | |
AP30 (Former) AP39 (from 30 January 2019)[3] |
Kalingapatnam is a village in
mandal of Srikakulam revenue division.[1] It has one of the major beach sand deposits of the state.[4] In medieval era it was famous for the ancient port city of Kalinga. Kalingapatnam is located at a distance of 26 km from the district headquarters and 17 km from Singupuram
.
Dargah Shariff of Shaik Madeena Acquiline is situated at this place.
History
Kalingapatnam was one of ancient
British rule in India to avoid other invaders entering the country. However, the lighthouse constructed by the British at Kalingapatana port stands as a witness to the European regime. [5]
Climate
| Climate data for Kalingapatnam (1981–2010, extremes 1906–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 34.9 (94.8) |
37.8 (100.0) |
38.9 (102.0) |
41.7 (107.1) |
46.9 (116.4) |
44.6 (112.3) |
41.5 (106.7) |
38.2 (100.8) |
38.0 (100.4) |
36.6 (97.9) |
34.8 (94.6) |
34.4 (93.9) |
46.9 (116.4) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 27.7 (81.9) |
29.8 (85.6) |
31.9 (89.4) |
32.8 (91.0) |
33.8 (92.8) |
33.2 (91.8) |
31.8 (89.2) |
31.7 (89.1) |
32.0 (89.6) |
31.3 (88.3) |
29.3 (84.7) |
27.7 (81.9) |
31.1 (88.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 17.8 (64.0) |
20.1 (68.2) |
23.3 (73.9) |
25.5 (77.9) |
26.9 (80.4) |
26.8 (80.2) |
25.9 (78.6) |
25.8 (78.4) |
25.6 (78.1) |
24.0 (75.2) |
20.5 (68.9) |
17.7 (63.9) |
23.3 (73.9) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 9.5 (49.1) |
12.8 (55.0) |
15.4 (59.7) |
18.2 (64.8) |
20.5 (68.9) |
19.8 (67.6) |
20.4 (68.7) |
21.4 (70.5) |
18.2 (64.8) |
17.8 (64.0) |
10.3 (50.5) |
11.2 (52.2) |
9.5 (49.1) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 9.6 (0.38) |
20.3 (0.80) |
7.7 (0.30) |
21.9 (0.86) |
65.0 (2.56) |
146.7 (5.78) |
147.9 (5.82) |
177.5 (6.99) |
190.5 (7.50) |
230.3 (9.07) |
104.8 (4.13) |
5.7 (0.22) |
1,127.1 (44.37) |
| Average rainy days | 0.5 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 3.3 | 6.5 | 8.6 | 10.1 | 8.7 | 7.9 | 3.0 | 0.6 | 52.5 |
| Average relative humidity (%) (at 17:30 IST )
|
71 | 73 | 99 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 83 | 84 | 82 | 77 | 70 | 67 | 77 |
| Source: India Meteorological Department[6][7] | |||||||||||||
Tourism
A new Shiva temple is being built near the Kalingapatnam Beach towards Machilesam, by K.J.Rao & Co.
References
- ^ a b "District Census Handbook - Guntur" (PDF). Census of India. p. 27,398. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 March 2022. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
- ^ "Census 2011". The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
- ^ "New 'AP 39' code to register vehicles in Andhra Pradesh launched". The New Indian Express. Vijayawada. 31 January 2019. Archived from the original on 3 February 2019. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
- ISBN 8177647911. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
- ^ "Eco Tourism | District Srikakulam, Government of Andhra Pradesh | India".
- ^ "Station: Kalingapatnam Climatological Table 1981–2010" (PDF). Climatological Normals 1981–2010. India Meteorological Department. January 2015. pp. 379–380. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2020. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
- ^ "Extremes of Temperature & Rainfall for Indian Stations (Up to 2012)" (PDF). India Meteorological Department. December 2016. p. M10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2020. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
- ISBN 978-81-7017-226-0. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
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