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Andhra Prad esh
lies between 12o41' and 22o longitude and 77o
and 84o40' latitude. It is bounded by Madhya Pradesh and Orissa
in the north, the Bay of Bengal in the east, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka
in the south and Maharashtra in the west. Andhra Pradesh is the third
largest state in India and it forms the major link between the north and
the south of India. It is the biggest and most populous state in the south
of India.
There are three main regions in Andhra Pradesh - (1)
Northern Circars or coastal Andhra comprising Srikakulam, Visakhapatnam,
East Godavari, West Godavari, Krishna, Guntur, Ongole and Nellore districts;
(2) Rayalaseema or Ceded districts comprising Kurnool, Cuddapah, Chittoor
and Anantapur districts; and (3) Telangana comprising Khammam, Nalgonda,
Warangal, Karimnagar, Medak, Nizamabad, Aadilabad, Mahbubnagar and Hyderabad
districts. The Circars or Coastal districts are well developed and enjoy
a greater degree of affluence than the other two regions; Rayalaseema
is close to the coastal districts and here rainfall is less than in the
coastal districts and drought conditions prevail sometimes, and the Telangana
region is of the former princely state of Nizam's Hyderabad, which is
close to Maharashtra's Marathwada region and some parts of Karnataka. |
