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Andhra Pradesh (AP) is the fifth largest State in the Indian Union having an area of 275,909 sq. kms and a population of about 75-80 million. AP is bound in the North by Orissa and Madhya Pradesh States, in the East by bay of Bengal with a 960 km long coast line, in the South by Tamilnadu State, and in the West by Karnataka and Maharashtra. AP forms a major link between the north and the south of India.
Andhra Pradesh consists of three distinct regions, namely, Andhra, Rayalaseema and Talangana. Andhra and Rayalaseema were part of Madras province of the British empire. For approximately 400 years, Telangana was part of Hyderabad State, an independent kingdom ruled by Muslim Qutub Shahi and Nizam dynasties. Thanks to the sacrifice of Sriramulu Potti, Andhra and Rayalaseema were separated from Madras State in 1953. Andhra state (Andhra and Rayalaseema) was the first state that was formed purely on linguistic nationality, like many European states. Later Andhra merged with Telangana in 1956, based on their linguistic and national affinity, to form the present state of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad as the capital city. However, this has resulted in two major agitations: Jai Telangana in 1969 and Jai Andhra 1972, both for separate states.
The Krishna and the Godavari are the major river systems in AP. The Godavari is the largest and the broadest river of South India.
States like Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra, West Bengal etc. have produced and published comprehensive histories and cultures of their respective people. Several minor and major European nationalities have done the same. For some strange reason, comprehensive histories of Andhra, Rayalaseema and Telangana peoples and their cultures have remained a dream, long cherished but unfulfilled. (Some history of AP can be reviewed at: http://www.andhrapradesh.com/apwebsite/hist&culutre/history2.html, http://www.andhraachuki.com/satavahanas.htm, http://www.shubhyatra.com/htm/andhrapradesh/history.htm)
Andhra Rayalaseema Telangana
ANDHRA
Andhra is also known as Coasta, meaning coastal region. Andhra constitutes: Srikakualam, Vijayanagaram, Visakhapatnam, East Godavari, West Godavari, Krishna, Guntur, Prakasham, and Nellore districts. Andhra is the most advanced region in Andhra Pradesh, both economically and educationally.
District Population Area (sq. km) Capital Srikakulam 2,321,130 5837 Srikakulam Vijayanagaram 2,110,943 6,539 Vijayanagaram Visakhapatnam 3,285,092 11,161 Visakhapatnam East Godavari 4,541,220 10,807 Kakinada West Godavari 3,517,568 7,742 Eluru Krishna 3,698,833 8,727 Machilipatnam Guntur 4,106,999 11,391 Guntur Prakasam 2,759,166 17,626 Ongolu Nellore 2,392,260 13,076 Nellore
Andhra 28,733,211 92,906
RAYALASEEMA
Rayalaseema constitutes: Kurnool, Kadapa, Anantapuram, Chittooru.
District Population Area (sq. km) Capital Kurnool 2,973,024 17,658 Kurnool Anatapuram 3,183,814 19,130 Anatapuram Kadapa 2,267,769 15,359 Kadapa Chittore 3,261,120 15,152 Chittore
Rayalaseema 11,685,727 67,299
TELANGANA
Telangana forms the core of the Satavahana Dynasty (221BC-218 AD) and in the recent history, it formed the core of the Golconda State and Hyderabad State, ruled by alien Muslim rules, Qutub Shahi Dynasty (1520-1687) and Nizam Dynasty (1724-1948), until she joined the democratic republic of Indian Union in 1948 ending hundreds of years of autocratic rule. Despite fifty-years of democratic rule, the Telangana region remains one of the most backward rgions in the entire Indian Union and remains the most backward province in the state of Andhra Pradesh. Telangana constitutes 10 districts: Adilabad, Karimnagar, Nizamabad, Medak, Warangal, Khammam, Hyderabad, Rangareddy, Nalgonda, and Mahaboobnagar districts.
District Population Area (sq.km) Capital
Adilabad 2,082,479 16,105 Adilabad Karimnagar 3,037,486 11,823 Karimnagar Warangal 2,818,832 12,844 Warangal Khammam 2,215,809 16,029 Khammam Nalgonda 2,852,092 14,240 Nalgonda Mahaboobnagar 3,077,050 18,432 Mahaboobnagar Medak 2,269,800 9,699 Sangareddy Nizamabad 2,037662 7956 Nizamabad Hyderabad 3,145,940 217 Hyderabad Rangareddy 2,551,966 7,493 Hyderabad
Telangana 23,873,307 98811
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