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Kakinada district: formed in 2022జిల్లాలో
The district site says Kakinada was formed from the erstwhile East Godavari district under the District Reorganization Act, 2022, effective 4 April 2022, with its headquarters at Kakinada, two revenue divisions and 21 revenue mandals.
ఆధారం చదవండి ↗Kakinada town: an old trading portజిల్లాలో
Incredible India says Kakinada was a prominent trading port on the Bay of Bengal, with the region appearing in historical texts from the 2nd century BCE.
ఆధారం చదవండి ↗Kakinada town: Dutch trading postజిల్లాలో
The page says the Dutch East India Company set up a trading post in the 17th century, and describes a mix of Telugu, Dutch and British influences, with colonial buildings, churches and administrative offices still standing.
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