Bheemunipatnam
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Bheemunipatnam భీమునిపట్నం Bheemili |
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Hill-top view of Bheemunipatnam town
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 Bheemunipatnam
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| Coordinates: 17°53′11″N 83°26′50″E / 17.886385°N 83.447109°ECoordinates: 17°53′11″N 83°26′50″E / 17.886385°N 83.447109°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| District | Visakhapatnam |
| Area | |
| • Total | 18.88 km2 (7.29 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 52,110 |
| • Density | 2,800/km2 (7,100/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Telugu |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 531 xxx |
| Vehicle registration | AP–31 |
| Sex ratio | 1:1 ♂/♀ |
| Website | Bheemunipatnam Municipality |
Bheemunipatnam (also known as Bheemili) is a neighborhood of Visakhapatnam in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Anakapalle and Bheemili municipality was merged in 2012 with Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation.
Historical evidences of Buddhist Culture have been noticed at Bheemunipatnam dating back to 3rd century BCE on the hillock Pavurallakonda (also known as Narsimhaswami konda locally) in the town. Buddhist remains were found during the excavations here along with Relic caskets. Both the schools of Buddhism Hinayana and Mahayana were propagated in this land and also to the far east lands from the port of River Gosthani. See pavurallakonda page for more details.
There is a Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Narasimha on the eastern side of Pavurallakonda facing the sea. As per the historical evidences the temple is constructed around 14th century by Mindi Kings. There are two more temples in the town of Bhimili, which date back to the times of Chola's as Bheemeswaralayam and Choleswaralayam.
Known to the Dutch as Bimilipatnam, Bheemunipatnam was one among the major Dutch settlements of the Dutch Coromandel coast in the 17th century. There are remnants of the Dutch East India Company trading post when the town was a port. The town contains one of the oldest Christian cemeteries on the coast. Bhimili also had a currency mint during the times of Dutch.
The British East India Company made Bheemunipatnam their main trading base of the east coast. The Bhimili port used to operate passenger vessels to Madras and Calcutta during the British Raj. The big clock tower in the town was built by British.
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