Dowleswaram

Dowleswaram ధవళేశ్వరం
Neighbourhood
Dowleswaram Barrage
Dowleswaram Location in Andhra Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 16°34′N 81°29′E / 16.57°N 81.48°E / 16.57; 81.48Coordinates: 16°34′N 81°29′E / 16.57°N 81.48°E / 16.57; 81.48
Country	India
State	Andhra Pradesh
District	East Godavari
Area
• Total	7.67 km2 (2.96 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	44,637
• Density	5,800/km2 (15,000/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Telugu
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	533125

Dowleswaram is a part of Rajahmundry Municipal Corporation in East Godavari district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It was a census town as per 2011 Census of India and was fully included into the corporation on 18 March 2013, along with 21 panchayats. It also forms a part of Godavari Urban Development Authority.

Sir Arthur Cotton built a barrage (dam) across the Godavari in Dowleswaram. In memory of him, the Sir Arthur Cotton Museum, where projects relating to irrigation works are displayed, was named in his honour.