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Area:
19,130 sq.km
Climate: Tropical
Temperature Range:
Summer: 30°C - 40°C (81.56F - 108.75F
Approx.)
Winter: 20°C - 27°C (54.25F - 73.19F
Approx.)
Rainfall: Seasonal
Rivers :
Penna, Chitravathi, Kunderu,
Hagari. 10% of the area of the district is
occupied by forest.
Major Places:
Anantapur, Hindupur, Kadiri, Tadipatri,
Dharmavaram, Rayadurg
Tourist Places:
Rayadurg, Gooty and
Penukonda Forts,
Bhogasamudram, Timmam Marrimanu,
Enumaladhoddi, Alur waterfall
Pilgrimage Centres:
Konakandla Jaina
temple Lepakshi Temple, Puttaparthi
Prasanthi Nilayam,Tadipatri Chintala
Venkata Ramana Swamy Temple, Temples
around Rayadurg, Dharmavaram, Hemavathi,
Alur, Atmakur, Bhyravanithippa,
Chitrachedu, Penna Ahobilam, Kadiri,
Kasapur. Vemana Samadhi is a famous
tourist place in this district. Sri Satya
Sai Baba of Puttaparthi a famous spiritual
personality hails from this district and
people all around the world have great
faith in him. Bhagavan Sri Satya SaiBaba's
Prasanthi Nilayam is situated at
Puttaparthi.
Handicrafts:
Leather Puppets and Toys.This District is coined to be the area
wise biggest district in Andhra Pradesh.
The Boundaries of Anantapur district are
Cuddapah district, Chittoor district and
Karnataka State border, Karnataka State
and Kurnool district in the East, South,
West and North directions respectively.
The Place was under the rule of Pallava,
Chalukya, Rastra Kuta, Nolamba, Chola and
Vijayanagara Kings. Later on it came into
the possession of Hyder Ali and Tippu
Sultan. It is one of the four districts of
Rayalaseema.
One of the four Industrial development
centers approved by the Government of
India is in this district. This district
is often affected by drought. The
occupations are silk production and
agriculture. Tungabhadra Upper Canal is
the only source of water for Irrigation.
Some proposals are made for constructing
Maddhileru Reservoir on Maddhileru canal
at Adavi Brahmanapally. The major source
of drinking water is through Handri- Niva
Sujala Sravanthi Project. Andhra and
Karnataka States Joint Project at Hampi on
River Tungabadra fulfill the electricity
needs of this district. The forest
occupies 10% of the total area. There are
three Universities in the district
viz.,Sri Krishna devaraya University,
Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University
and Sri Satya Sai university.
Tourist
Attractions
| S.No |
Tourist
Spot |
Theme |
Place |
| 1 |
Alur
Kona |
Eco-Tourism
|
Alur
|
| 2 |
Dharmavaram
Sarees |
Handlooms
|
Dharmavaram
|
| 3 |
Dharmavaram
Temples |
Pilgrim
Centres |
Dharmavaram
|
| 4 |
Gooty
Fort |
Monuments
|
Gooty
|
| 5 |
Hemavati |
Monuments
|
Hemavati
|
| 6 |
Kadiri
Lakshmi Narsimha
Swamy Temple |
Pilgrim
Centres |
Kadiri
|
| 7 |
Lakshmi
Narasimha Swamy
temple |
Pilgrim
Centres |
Penna
Ahobilam |
| 8 |
Lord
Veerabhadra Temple |
Pilgrim
Centres |
Lepakshi
|
| 9 |
Penukonda
Fort |
Monuments
|
Penukonda
|
| 10 |
Prasanthinilayam |
Pilgrim
Centres |
Puttaparti
|
| 11 |
Rayadurga
Fort |
Monuments
|
Rayadurga
Fort |
| 12 |
Tadipatri
Temples |
Pilgrim
Centres |
Tadipatri
|
| 13 |
Thimmamma
Marrimanu |
Eco-Tourism
|
Gutibayalu
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