Addanki
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Addanki | |
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.svg)  Addanki Location in Andhra Pradesh, India  Addanki Addanki (India) | |
| Coordinates: 15°49′00″N 79°59′00″E / 15.8167°N 79.9833°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| District | Prakasam |
| Mandal | Addanki |
| Government | |
| • Body | Addanki municipal council |
| Area | |
• Total | 45.00 km2 (17.37 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 40,356 |
| • Density | 896.8/km2 (2,323/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Telugu |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 523201 |
| Telephone code | +91–8593 |
| Vehicle registration | AP 27, AP 39 |
| Website | ADDANKI.In |
Addanki is a city in Prakasam district of the Indian State, Andhra Pradesh. Addanki North is the mandal headquarters of Addanki mandal in Addanki revenue division.[4]
Addanki located at 15°49′00″N 79°59′00″E / 15.8167°N 79.9833°E.[5] It has an average elevation of 24 meters (82 ft). It is located between Guntur (85 kilometres (53 mi), Ongole (36 kilometres (22 mi), Chilakaluripet (44 kilometres (27 mi), Narasaraopet (50 kilometres (31 mi), Vijayawada (120 kilometres (75 mi), and Darsi (34 kilometres (21 mi))
Addanki is located in the bank of Gundlakamma river. This river is the main resource of drinking water for Addanki.
History
Reddi kingdom was founded with Addanki as its capital by Prolaya Vema in 1325 AD.[6] It was ruled till 1355 AD by him and his son Anavotha reddy, after which the capital was shifted to Kondaveedu.[7]
Addanki inscription
The inscription, a replica of the original one which was excavated near Thousand Pillar Temple of Addanki,[8] stands testimony to a flourishing Telugu literature much before the available literary texts. Locals believe that this is the first poem ever to be written in Telugu. Starting with the Boya campaign, Pandaranga got victories in all military campaigns of his master Gunaga Vijayaditya III. The inscription spoke about the donation of land by the king to him for his successful military exploits. A noted scholar-poet of those times, he had translated Sanskrit poems into Telugu.