Amaravathi village, Guntur district

Amaravathi అమరావతి Amravati, Amareswaram
Village
Amareswara temple, Buddha statue, An overview of Krishna river, Mahachaitya
Amaravathi Show map of Andhra Pradesh Amaravathi Show map of India Location in Andhra Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 16°34′23″N 80°21′29″E / 16.573°N 80.358°E / 16.573; 80.358Coordinates: 16°34′23″N 80°21′29″E / 16.573°N 80.358°E / 16.573; 80.358
Country	India
State	Andhra Pradesh
District	Guntur
Mandal	Amaravati
Area
• Total	11.70 km2 (4.52 sq mi)
Elevation	38 m (125 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	16,000
Languages
• Official	Telugu
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	522 020
Telephone code	08645
Vehicle registration	AP 07

Amaravathi is a famous Buddhist site and village in Guntur district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is located in Amaravati mandal of Guntur revenue division, on the banks of Krishna river.

The Buddhist site gives its name to the new capital of Andhra Pradesh, Amaravathi (spelled the same in Telugu), which is also a part of Andhra Pradesh Capital Region, but is 35 miles west of the Buddhist site at Uddandarayunipalem.

Although now it is officially designated as a village administered by a gram panchayat, it is an important historic town, and served as the capital of the Satavahana kingdom in ancient days. Sri Amaralingeswara Swamy temple is located at the Amararama Pancharama Kshetra site in this village, which makes it a holy town for the Hindus. It is also a historic Buddhist site, and the Amaravati Mahachaitya stupa was built here between the 2nd century BCE and the 3rd century CE. Designated as a historic site by the Government of India, Amaravati has been chosen as one of the sites for Heritage City Development and Augmentation Yojana (HRIDAY) scheme of Government of India.

Amaravathi translates to The town which lives on forever in the Telugu language. It is located on the banks of river krishna .It is also referred as Amareswaram, for its famous Amareswara temple dedicated to Lord Siva, one of the famous Pancharamas.