Amaravati, India
Amaravati is a town of 103,000 people in Andhra Pradesh, India, founded in 2015.
Why visit Amaravati
Townapedia lists 9 museums and landmarks, 22 parks and trails, 96 places to eat, 34 places to stay and 20 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Kanaka Durga Varadhi, Koneru Lakshmaiah Education Foundation, Victoria Jubilee Museum and Undavalli Caves.
Weather in Amaravati
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About Amaravati
Amaravati (English: uh-mə-RAH-vuh-thi, Telugu: Amarāvati) is the capital city of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is located in Guntur district on the right bank of the Krishna River, 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) southwest of Vijayawada, 25 kilometres (15 mi) northwest of Guntur. The city derives its name from the nearby historic site of Amaravathi, which served as the capital of the Satavahana Empire nearly two thousand years ago.
From the Wikipedia article Amaravati (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Travel tips from other travellers: Amaravati on Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Things to do20
Kanaka Durga Varadhi
Bridge · 11.2 km
Road bridge over Krishna river, India
Koneru Lakshmaiah Education Foundation
School · 13.9 km
Institution of higher education in Vijayawada, India
8 more on the map.
Museums and landmarks9
Victoria Jubilee Museum
Museum · 12.0 km
Indian Victorian-built museum of archaeology in Andhra Pradesh
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Parks, trails and playgrounds22
10 more on the map.
Restaurants and cafes96
Babai Hotel
Restaurant · 11.7 km
49-1-67 Nageswara Rao Pantulu Rd, Gandhi Nagar, Vijayawada
06:30-13:30, 06:00-23:00
Bilal Biryani
Restaurant · 1.0 km
Cheap, mildly flavored biryani vendor
Mandadam
Mo-Su 11:30-08:30
Cross Roads Restaurant
Restaurant · 11.8 km
Prakasam Road, Governorpet, Vijayawada
11:00-22:30
84 more on the map.
Where to stay34
Capital o 30423 Hotel Alfa mnm Plaza
Motel and hotel · 11.3 km
520002 Railway Station road
Churches and places of worship70
Hanuman Temple, Lotus Landmark
Place of worship · 11.8 km
Road Number 10, Sector 1, Vijayawada
Shopping25
Gas and EV charging32
Schools, colleges and libraries26
Kakaraparti Bhavanarayana College
School · 10.4 km
kakaraparti bhavanarayana college Potti Sriramulu College Road
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Mangalagiri
School · 10.2 km
Healthcare115
Map of Amaravati
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Getting there and nearby towns
Vijayawada Airport (VGA) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 31 km away.
- Guntupalle 7 km northeast, about 7 min by car
- Ibrāhīmpatnam 8 km north, about 8 min by car
- Tādepalle 10 km east, about 10 min by car
- Mangalagiri 11 km southeast, about 11 min by car
- Kondapalle 12 km north, about 12 min by car
- Vijayawada 14 km east, about 14 min by car
- Guntur 25 km south, about 25 min by car
- Thenali 33 km southeast, about 33 min by car
- Narasaraopet 59 km southwest, about 59 min by car
- Machilīpatnam 76 km southeast, about 1 h 15 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Highcourt of AP, iMahesh, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bapu museum 18, Koushik, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Undavalli Caves - Copy, NikhilSvp, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham Amritapuri Campus, Manhardas in, CC BY-SA 4.0
- PSCMR College main building, Saiphani02, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Entrance Gateway of SRM University, Amaravati, iMahesh, CC BY-SA 4.0
- AB2 VIT-AP, Someone Apex, CC BY-SA 4.0
- AIIMS Mangalagiri back entrance, Saiphani02, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Undavalli Caves, Vijayawada, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India (2018) 1, Laxmanvety, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham coimbatore campus, Manhardas in, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Gandhi Hill (12), Gnana Sreekar, CC BY-SA 4.0
- ASI board in front of Akkanna Madanna Caves 6th to 7th Centry AD, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, Sayantanraj, CC BY-SA 4.0
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