Jaggampeta is a town in

Jaggampeta mandal Jaggampeta Mandal is one of the 21 mandals in Kakinada District of Andhra Pradesh. As per census 2011, there are 19 villages. Demographics Towns & Villages Villages #Balabhadrapuram #Gollalagunta #Govindapuram #Gurrappalem #Irripaka #J ...

, located in

Kakinada district Kakinada district is a district in the Coastal Andhra Region in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. With Kakinada as its administrative headquarters, it was proposed on 26 January 2022 to become one of the resultant List of districts of Andhra ...

of the

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n state of

Andhra Pradesh Andhra Pradesh (, abbr. AP) is a state in the south-eastern coastal region of India. It is the seventh-largest state by area covering an area of and tenth-most populous state with 49,386,799 inhabitants. It is bordered by Telangana to the ...

. It is located on the banks of river

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. A town in which worked under British rule since 17th century, Primarily known as an exporter of Tiles to london from India, and today it still shines between the old and tallest pipeholes that used in the creation of tiles. This town also had primary role in the Andhra Pradesh politics. This city also named as "Uddandula kota", "The gate of Agency", "The Entrance of Maredumilli forests" and "The Center of East Godavari".

Geography

Jaggampeta is located at . It has an average elevation of 44 meters (148 feet)

Governance

The civic body of Jaggampeta is going to be upgraded as municipal council..

Transportation

Jaggampeta is located on NH 16. The nearest railway station to Jaggampeta is

Samalkot railway station Samalkot railway station (station code:SLO) is an Indian Railways station in Samalkot of East Godavari district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It lies on the Howrah–Chennai main line and a junction station for Samalkot–Kakinada Port ...

which is 20km away. The nearest airport to Jaggampeta is

Rajahmundry Airport Rajahmundry Airport is a domestic airport located at Rajahmundry, Andhra Pradesh, India. It is located on National Highway 516E. During 1985–1994, it was used by Vayudoot. It is heavily used by the helicopters of Oil and Natural Gas Corpo ...

which 35km is away.

References

Villages in Jaggampeta mandal {{Kakinada-geo-stub