Cumbum, Andhra Pradesh
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Cumbum కంబం |
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| Census Town | |
Cumbum Lake
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 Cumbum
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| Coordinates: 15°34′00″N 79°07′00″E / 15.5667°N 79.1167°ECoordinates: 15°34′00″N 79°07′00″E / 15.5667°N 79.1167°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| District | Prakasam |
| Mandal | Cumbum |
| Area | |
| • Total | 8.81 km2 (3.40 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 15,169 |
| • Density | 1,700/km2 (4,500/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Telugu |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 523333 |
| Telephone code | +91–8406 |
| Vehicle registration | AP |
Cumbum is a census town in Prakasam district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is the mandal headquarters of Cumbum mandal in Markapur revenue division. It is a taluk in kurnool district. before merging it with other taluks from kurnool , guntur and nellore districts to form prakasam district. Thus originally this town is a part of Rayalaseema.
Cumbum lake also known as Gundalakamma lake built on Gundalakamma rivulet upon Nallamalai hills is one of the oldest man made lakes of Asia. The anicut was built by the Vijayanagar princess Varadharaj Amma. The lake in its present form is about 7 km long and on average, about 3.5 km wide As per the Imperial gazette of India at the turn of the 20th century the height of the dam was 57 feet (17 m) and the drainage area was 430 square miles (1,100 km2). The direct irrigation land was about 10,300 acres (42 km2) in all. Cumbum lake is accessible both by the rail Guntur-Nandyal railway line and by road 108 km from Ongole.
Cumbum is located at 15°34′01″N 79°07′00″E / 15.5669°N 79.1167°E. It has an average elevation of 184 metres (606 ft).
State highways Vinukonda–Nandyal and Kadapa roads, the Vijayawada–Guntakal railway line pass through the town.
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