Konada

Konada
కోనాడ
village
Konada

Location in Andhra Pradesh, India

Coordinates: 18°01′00″N 83°34′00″E / 18.0167°N 83.5667°ECoordinates: 18°01′00″N 83°34′00″E / 18.0167°N 83.5667°E
Country  India
State Andhra Pradesh
District Vizianagaram
Elevation 11 m (36 ft)
Languages
  Official Telugu
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 535 213
Telephone code 08922
Vehicle registration AP35

Konada is a village and panchayat in Pusapatirega mandal of Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh, India.

River Champavathi joins the Bay of Bengal near this village.

There is a post office at Konada.[1]

Konada is near a site intended for eight nuclear power plants, at least six GE-Hitachi Economic Simplified Boiling Water Reactors (ESBWRs).[2]

Geography

Konada is located at 18°01′00″N 83°34′00″E / 18.0167°N 83.5667°E.[3] It has an average elevation of 11 meters (39 feet).


Shiva Temples

In Konada village, there is a Venugopala Swamy temple of more than 700 years old. Adjoning to this is Uma Ramalingeshwar Swamy, Kamalingeshwar Swamy temples. This is the first of its kind, wherein three Shivalingas are present under one roof. The temple was constructed by Magatpalli Kammaiya in the year 1346.

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