Kalingapatnam Kalinga Patana | |
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Village | |
 Salihundam Buddhist site near Kalingapatnam | |
 Interactive map of Kalingapatnam | |
.svg)  Kalingapatnam Location in Andhra Pradesh, India | |
| Coordinates:18°20′30″N84°07′15″E / 18.34167°N 84.12083°E /18.34167; 84.12083 | |
| Country | India |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| Region | Srikakulam |
| Mandal | Gara |
| Area | |
• Total | 6.51 km2 (2.51 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
• Total | 6,459 |
| • Density | 992/km2 (2,570/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Telugu |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 532406 |
| Telephone code | 08942 |
| Vehicle Registration | AP30 (Former) AP39 (from 30 January 2019)[3] |
Kalingapatnam is a village inSrikakulam district of theIndian state ofAndhra Pradesh. It is located inGaramandal 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 ofKalinga. Kalingapatnam is located at a distance of 26 km from the district headquarters and 17 km fromSingupuram.
Kalinga is ancient name for present day Odisha. Kalingapatnam was part of greater Kalinga Empire.
Dargah Shariff of Shaik Madeena Acquiline is situated at this place.
Kalingapatnam was one of ancientKalinga's harbour villages. European merchants disembarked from the ships and made it their port. It was a minor port and Europeans resided here during East India Company regime. Until 1958, huge ships from Malaysia and Singapore arrived at this port. Perfumes, textiles etc. were exported to other countries from here. There was a huge coco plantation spread across the local beaches that were also exported. Kalingapatana port was closed duringBritish 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 data for Kalingapatnam (1991–2020, extremes 1906–2020) | |||||||||||||
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| 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) | 42.0 (107.6) | 42.3 (108.1) | 41.5 (106.7) | 39.8 (103.6) | 38.0 (100.4) | 36.6 (97.9) | 34.8 (94.6) | 34.4 (93.9) | 42.3 (108.1) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 27.7 (81.9) | 30.0 (86.0) | 32.0 (89.6) | 32.9 (91.2) | 33.8 (92.8) | 33.1 (91.6) | 31.7 (89.1) | 31.8 (89.2) | 32.1 (89.8) | 31.3 (88.3) | 29.4 (84.9) | 27.9 (82.2) | 31.1 (88.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 17.4 (63.3) | 19.8 (67.6) | 23.2 (73.8) | 25.4 (77.7) | 26.9 (80.4) | 26.7 (80.1) | 25.9 (78.6) | 25.8 (78.4) | 25.6 (78.1) | 24.1 (75.4) | 20.7 (69.3) | 17.6 (63.7) | 23.2 (73.8) |
| 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) | 6.2 (0.24) | 13.8 (0.54) | 6.4 (0.25) | 21.4 (0.84) | 76.4 (3.01) | 142.2 (5.60) | 155.6 (6.13) | 163.2 (6.43) | 191.5 (7.54) | 231.4 (9.11) | 97.7 (3.85) | 10.7 (0.42) | 1,116.5 (43.96) |
| Average rainy days | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 3.3 | 6.5 | 9.2 | 9.8 | 9.0 | 7.9 | 3.0 | 0.7 | 52.5 |
| Averagerelative humidity (%)(at 17:30IST) | 71 | 73 | 77 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 83 | 84 | 83 | 78 | 71 | 67 | 77 |
| Source:India Meteorological Department[6][7][8] | |||||||||||||
Kalingapatnam Beach is the place where riverVamsadhara empties intoBay of Bengal.Buddhiststupas were excavated by theArchaeological department atSalihundam,Ramateertham etc.[9]
A new Shiva temple is being built near the Kalingapatnam Beach towards Machilesam, by K.J.Rao & Co.
