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Area:
17,658 sq.km
The Boundaries of Kurnool district are
Guntur and Nellore districts in the East,
Ballary district in the West,
Mahaboobnagar district in the North,
Cuddapah and Anantapur districts in the
South directions.
Rivers:
Krishna, Tungabhadra,
Pennar.
Major Places:
Kurnool, Nandyala,
Adhoni, Athmakur and Emmiganur.
Industries:
Textile Industry at
Emmiganur, Panyam and Suvarna Cements,
Rayalaseema Paper mill.
Tourist Places:
Gundla Brahmeswaram
Sanctuary, Adoni fort, Hydropower Project
on river Krishna at Srisailam, Madhavaram,
Rollapadu Sanctuary and Nagarjuna sagar -
Srisailam Sanctuary.
Pilgrimage Centers:
Sri
Brahmarambika Mallikarjuna Swamy Temple at
Srisailam, Sri Guru Raghavendra Swamy
Sajeeva samadhi at Mantralayam,
Mantralayam Panchamuki Anjaneya swamy
temple, Yerukalamma temple, Sri Lakshmi
Narasimha Swamy Temple at Ahobilam,
Sangameswaram temple, Sri Sai Baba Temple,
Mahanandi and Thimmapuram.
Accessibility:
Kurnool is well connected
by rail and road with other parts of the
state.
This district has Historic importance.
Once this district is called as
Kandhanaole and later it is named as
Kurnool. This place was under the rule of
Telugu Chola, kakathiya and Vijayanagara
Kings, Delhi Sultans and Nizam Nawabs. The
king Polamavema Reddy developed Pilgrimage
places for the convenience of the pilgrims
during his period. The river Krishna at
Srikalahasti is called as Pathala Ganga.
Forest area caters quality timber.
District hosts one of the biggest wildlife
sanctuary by project name "Operation
Tiger". Iron ore and some amount of
copper deposits are present in these
lands. The clays used as the drilling mud
and white clay is also found in these
areas. Handloom Industry is picking up its
pace in this district for the past decade.
Groundnut oil mills are to be seen in many
parts of the district. With financial aid
from Netherlands and Switzerland, Silk
industry and Self-employment schemes for
women are being taken up swiftly in the
district. Delicious Mangoes of
Banginapally are from this district.
Ladies finger is the main Vegetable Crop
in this district. Kurnool - Cuddapah canal
abbreviated as KC canal, Thungabhadra and
Krishna Rivers are the water sources to
the district. Srisailam Hydro Power
Project on the River Krishna is a major
power project of the state. The power
supply to this district is mainly through
Humpi power project on river Thungabadra
and Srisailam Hydro power project. All
colleges in this district are affiliated
to Sri Krishna Devaraya University.
Tourist
Attractions
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