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Vijayawada literally translates to "The Place of Victory". It is also known as Bezawada in the local slang. Britishers have given the nickname "Blazewada" due to the severe heat it used to have in summer. It is the third largest city in Andhra Pradesh, India and is located on the banks of the Krishna River to the south, bounded by the Indrakeeladri Hills on the west and the budameru stream on the north. The fertile Krishna delta extends from Vijayawada towards Bay of Bengal to the east. T
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The discovery of pre-historic remains belonging to the stone-age man all along the banks of the Krishna River from Machilipatnam to Nagarjuna Sagar provides evidence that this part of the river valley was inhabited by the stone age man. Besides being an important religious centre for Buddhists and Hindus, Vijayawada is also a centre of Andhra culture. The Chalukyas of Kalyan and the great king Krishna Deva Raya once conquered this place, and the famous Chinese traveler Xuanzang (Hsuan-tsang) visited this place in 639 when Buddhism was at its zenith in the region.
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Vijayawada is a throbbling metro with over 10 lakh population located at 16.52 N 80.62 E. It has an average elevation of 11.88 metres (39 feet). The topology of Vijayawada is plain lands in between small to medium sized hills. Krishna River runs through the city. This hills are part of the eastern ghats chain cut through by the mighty Krishna river. They also have very low elevation compared to the average elevation of the ghats. Three canals originating from the north side of the Prakasham barrage reservior namely Eluru, Bandar and Ryves run through the city. Another canal Buckingham canal originates from the south side of the reservior. Due to the presence of the mighty Krishna river the soil around here is very fertile and cultivated intensively.
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The regions around the city have fertile soil and are irrigated by the Krishna river and its canals. Major crops include sugarcane, paddy and Mango.Vijayawada is famous for automobile, garments, iron and hardware industries. The Automobile industry runs in the region named after Jawaharlal Nehru, 'Jawahar AutoNagar', now simply called 'AutoNagar.' It was the largest automobile township in Asia for a longtime. The main markets are situated in the old city, formerly called One Town and Kaleswara Rao Market area. It is estimated that nearly 10 crores of garment business takes place in the Vastralatha building alone in the One Town on a daily basis. Garments are mainly sold in Besant Road and Governor Pet, but now the onus has shifted to the malls that have come up in Labbipet and M.G. Road areas.
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