Krishna district

Krishna District is a district of 's. It is named after the which flows through the district. It has a population of 4,187,841 of which 32.08% is urban as of 2001.

is the administrative headquarters of the district. is the largest city and commercial center of this district. The district is bounded by District to the north-west,  District to the north-east, the  to the south-east,   to the southwest, and  District to the west.

Krishna district is also considered as the hub for pre-university education in Andhra Pradesh.

History
This history of this region dates back to 2nd century BCE.

 (230 BC -227 AD): The Satavahanas ruled this region with headquarters at. Prominent rulers during this period were Srimukha (founder), Goutamputra Satakarni and Yagnasri Satakarni (last Satavahan king).

 (250 AD - 340 AD): The pallava kingdom was spread between amaravati in the east, bellary in the west and kancheepuram in the south with capital cities at venginagar nere and.

Bruhitpalayanas: The contemporaries of pallavas who ruled the district with as their capital.

Vishnu kundinas (5th Century AD): The 5th century rulers whose reign saw the construction of cave temples at Mogalrajapuram and.

 ( 615 AD - 1070 AD): The entire andhra country was under the control of a single ruler under their reign. The eastern chalukyas are credited with construction of many temples in this region. : Cholas ruled this region with capital at. s: They ruled this region up to earyl 14th century with as their capital.

 : They came into power after the downfall of Kakatiya empire. The kondavidu reddi’s were great patrons of telugu literature. and were famous poets of this time.

: Krishna devaraya of conquered this region in early 16th century. : The kingdom of included this district within its limits. The two ministers fo Abu-l-hussain shah (aka tanisha), Akkanna and Madanna had their office at Vijayawada. This was attributed to their devotion to.

s: This district was included in the Golconda province by.

The Dutch and French also had settlements in masulipatnam. The British rules this region after the decline of Nizam rulers.

Krishna District with its District Headquarters at was formerly called as Machlipatnam District. Later it was renamed as Krishna District after the holy river Krishna, by adding certain s of the abolished Guntur District in 1859. Again in 1925 was further divided into Krishna and  Districts. There were no significant further changes in its jurisdiction except some minor changes (in Divi Taluk and Munagala paragana).

Krishna district has considerable historic significance. Historic places in the district include: Religiously significant places include:
 * Bandar Port
 * Killa
 * Gandhi Hill
 * Gandhi Hill
 * Gandhi Hill
 * Gunadala Matha Shrine
 * Penuganchiprolu Temple
 * Mopidevi Temple
 * Mopidevi Temple

It is the birth place of significant personalities in this part of the world, including:
 * Ayyadevara Kaleswara Rao
 * K. L. Rao
 * Duggirala Gopala Krishna
 * Kaikala Satyanarayana
 * Jayaprakash Narayana, Convenor LokSatta
 * Ayyadevara Kaleswara Rao
 * K. L. Rao
 * Duggirala Gopala Krishna
 * Kaikala Satyanarayana
 * Jayaprakash Narayana, Convenor LokSatta
 * Jayaprakash Narayana, Convenor LokSatta
 * Jayaprakash Narayana, Convenor LokSatta

Geography
, one of India's most ecologically significant s, lies partly within the district.

Rivers:
 * Krishna
 * Budameru
 * Munneru
 * Tammileru.

Major Cities and Towns:

The forest area occupies only 9% of the total district area. Social Forestry drive is undergoing in many parts of the district. Small deposits of Diamonds are also available. Natural Gas and Crude Oil is also found on the coastal belts of the district. The Barrage built on the river Krishna by at Vijayawada is the Chief Irrigation Source to the District. Three tributaries of the River Krishna are the Bhima, the Tungabhadra and the Musi during its course in Andhra Pradesh. The climate of Vijayawada, the major city in Krishna district is tropical in nature with hot summers and moderate winters. April to June are the summer months with temperatures ranging from a minimum of 27 °C to 45 °C. The temperatures during the winter months range from 28 to 17 °C. The area is very humid, the average humidity ranges from 68% during summer season.

Economy
The Majority of the people in Urban areas of Krishna district are engaged in trade and commerce. Agriculture is the most important occupation of the people of the district.

The District hosts many industries. KCP Sugar Factory at Vuyyur is a famous one, apart from this many Medium Scale Cement factories are there throughout the district. There are many small scale industries like musical instruments at Jaggayyapeta, Roldgold Ornaments at Machilipatnam and Kondapalli toys. SIRIS Pharmaceutical Company at Vijayawada is another giant company manufacturing Allopathic medicines. The famous company in Printing industry & Graphic Metal Industry-Windies is also located at Vijayawada. Vijayawada Thermal Power Station(VTPS) near Ibrahimpatnam is ranked as the No.1 Power generation unit in India for its high performance. The annual rainfall in the region is about 965 mm and is contributed by the Southwest monsoon. The oldest port in Andhra Pradesh is at Machilipatnam.

Divisions
The district is divided into four revenue divisions namely vijayawada, nuzvid,machilipatnam, gudivada revenue divisions each headed by a sub collector. There are a total of 50 mandals in Krishna District

Villages
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Politics
Krishna district has two parliamentary constituencies and .In Andhra pradesh assembly krishna district has 17 constitueencies namely. .. . . . . . .. .  .. . .  ..

Transport
A new deep water port is under construction in machilipatnam.
 * The Bus complex (PNBS-Pandit Nehru Bus Station) at Vijayawada is one of the Biggest in Asia.
 * The Railway station at Vijayawada is the 2nd Busiest Junction in India. 164 trains pass by/originate/terminate at this railway station.
 * Airport is located at Gannavaram which is 20 km north east of Vijayawada connecting the city to hyderabad, chennai,bangalore, rajahmundry.

Demographics
Krishna district has a population of 4,187,841 of which 32.08% is urban .Population density is 479 persons/sq.km while decadal population growth rate is 14.05%

Culture
The Telugu spoken over here (and the surrounding districts) is considered to be the standard dialect.

dance form originated from this district.

Flora and fauna
The forest occupies only 9% of the total district area. They are two reserve forest in western krishna namely kondapalli reserve forest spread over 30,000 acres and G.konduru reserve forest spread over 10,000 acres. Huge stretches of forest in the district are degraded and Social Forestry drive is undergoing in many parts of the district in an effort to stem the problem.

Education
vijayawada is a very good education center .N.T.R university of health sciences is located in vijayawada. It has a number of Govt and Corporate schools and colleges offering LKG to Post graduation including Professional courses like B.E., B.Tech, M.B.B.s, B.D.S, B.Pharms, MBA and M.C.A

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Sports
Cricket is the most popular sport followed by volleyball and tennis. Indira gandhi stadium in Vijayawada hosts one day internationals of India.

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