Krishna Wildlife Sanctuary  Sri Lankamalleswara Wildlife Sanctuary  Pulicat Lake Bird Sanctuary  Koundinya Wildlife Sanctuary

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Krishna Wildlife Sanctuary  Sri Lankamalleswara Wildlife Sanctuary  Pulicat Lake Bird Sanctuary  Koundinya Wildlife Sanctuary

KNOW YOUR STATE ANDHRA PRADESH WHEN AND HOW WAS IT FORMED? • It was formed on 1st NOV 1956. • It was the first state in India to be made on linguistic basis. GEOGRAPHY Size – 160 X 205 Sq. Km. Capital – Amravati Official Language - Telugu 7th largest state 13 Administrative districts. Other important cities – Vijayawada Chittoor Visakhapatnam It has the second largest coastline (974KM) after Gujrat. It is 10th largest state of India in terms of population (4.97 Crore). STATE SYMBOLS State Animal – Black Buck State Bird – Rose ringed State Tree - Neem State Flower - Jasmine Parakeet The state physiography of Andhra Pradesh is : Coastal Regions, Plateau, Plains. Major Rivers in Andhra Pradesh are Godavari, Krishna and Penna. Amravati is situated on the banks of Krishna River. Major Dams in Andhra Pradesh Nagarjun Sagar Dam – Krishna River Srisailam Dam – Krishna River Tatipudi Dam – Gosthani River Dowleswaram Barrage – Godavari River National Parks and Wild Life Sanctuaries: Sri Venkateswara National Park Nagarjunasagar Srisailam Papikonda Wildlife Sanctuary Coringa Wildlife Sanctuary Kolleru Bird Sanctuary Krishna Wildlife Sanctuary Sri Lankamalleswara Wildlife Sanctuary Pulicat Lake Bird Sanctuary Koundinya Wildlife Sanctuary IMPORTANT GI TAGS Kondapalli Bommallu Srikalahasti Kalamkari Budiiti Bell and Brass Craft Machilipatnam Kalamkari IMPORTANT HISTORICAL SITES Bugga Ramalingeswara Swamy Sri Venkateswara Swamy Temple Golconda Fort Kanipakam temple Major Minerals Found Natural Gas Manganese Iron ore Gold Diamond Graphite More than India’s 33% of Limestone reserve. FAMOUS FESTIVALS Tirupati Brahmotsavam Ugadi Rama Navami Maha Sivarathri MAJOR DANCE FORMS Lambadi Dance Kuchipudi Dance Burra Katha Dance Veeranatyam NUMBER OF SEATS Number of Seats in Legislative assembly – 175 Number of Seats in Legislative council - 58 Seats in Rajya Sabha – 11 Seats in Lok Sabha - 25 IMPORTANT POLITICAL PERSONLATIES GOVERNOR Chief Minister Biswabhusan Harichandan YS Jagan Mohan Reddy YSR Congress Party .

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