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Diviseema is a small and deltaic
island An island or isle is a piece of land, distinct from a continent, completely surrounded by water. There are continental islands, which were formed by being split from a continent by plate tectonics, and oceanic islands, which have never been ...
in
Krishna District Krishna district is a district in the Coastal Andhra region in Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, with Machilipatnam as its administrative headquarters. It is surrounded on the East by Bay of Bengal, West by Guntur district, Guntur, Bapatla distric ...
of the
Indian state India is a federal union comprising 28 states and 8 union territories, for a total of 36 subnational entities. The states and union territories are further subdivided into 800 districts and smaller administrative divisions by the respe ...
of
Andhra Pradesh Andhra Pradesh (ISO 15919, ISO: , , AP) is a States and union territories of India, state on the East Coast of India, east coast of southern India. It is the List of states and union territories of India by area, seventh-largest state and th ...
. It comprises seven Mandals in total - Avanigadda, Challapalli, Mopidevi, Nagayalanka, Koduru, Ghantasala and Movva . Diviseema was also known as Divi Taluk in the past. Avanigadda and Challapalli are the major towns in Diviseema. This area was formerly ruled by the Yarlagadda kings of Deverakota estate. Modern Day Diviseema area comes under Avanigadda Assembly constituency .


Etymology

Diviseema is obtained from the two words Deevi meaning 'island' and seema meaning 'country' or 'region' in Telugu. Diviseema (pronounced as Deeviseema) means "Region of the Island". The famous
Hamsaladeevi Hamsaladeevi () is a village in Diviseema, Koduru mandal, Koduru Mandal, Krishna District of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is about 88 km from Vijayawada and from Machilipatnam. The nearest city is Avanigadda. Hamsaladeevi host ...
beach is present in Diviseema.


Geography

Diviseema is located in the
delta Delta commonly refers to: * Delta (letter) (Δ or δ), the fourth letter of the Greek alphabet * D (NATO phonetic alphabet: "Delta"), the fourth letter in the Latin alphabet * River delta, at a river mouth * Delta Air Lines, a major US carrier ...
area formed at Puligadda ( Avanigadda), where the
Krishna River The Krishna River in the Deccan Plateau, Deccan plateau is the third-longest in India, after the Ganga, Ganga and Godavari. It is also the fourth-largest in terms of water inflows and river basin area in India, after the Ganga, Indus and Godav ...
is divided into two before merging into the
Bay of Bengal The Bay of Bengal is the northeastern part of the Indian Ocean. Geographically it is positioned between the Indian subcontinent and the Mainland Southeast Asia, Indochinese peninsula, located below the Bengal region. Many South Asian and Southe ...
. One merges in Bay of Bengal at Hamsaladeevi ( Koduru mandal) and the other near to Gullalamoda ( Nagayalanka mandal). It is a fertile low lying plain interspersed with Krishna river and its distributaries. It is irrigated by canal irrigation drawn from Prakasam Barrage at Vijayawada. The confluence of Krishna River and Bay of Bengal at Palakayatippa is a weekend getaway and also a pilgrimage center. Towards the sea, Diviseema has rich mangroves and is notified as Krishna Wildlife Sanctuary.


Cyclone

The unprecedented loss of human life suffered during the 1977 Andhra Pradesh cyclone across this region on 19 November 1977. It is estimated that 10,000 people and 10,00,000 animals died as a result of this natural disaster. The survivors have recouped, due largely to voluntary organizations and governmental efforts.


Notable people

* Yarlagadda Sivarama Prasad - Last ruler of Deverakota estate (Diviseema) and Mla of Avanigadda Assembly constituency till 1972 * Pingali Venkayya - National Flag designer * Ghantasala (singer) - Famous musician * Myneni Hariprasada Rao - Former director of NPCL , Padma Shri awardee and grandfather to actor
Sharwanand Myneni Sharwanand (born 6 March 1984), known mononymously as Sharwanand, is an Indian actor and producer who primarily works in Telugu films alongside a few Tamil films. He made his acting debut in 2004 with the film ''Aidho Tareekhu''. He i ...
* Meka Srikanth- Senior Star actor * Nani (actor) – Star Actor in Tollywood *
Sharwanand Myneni Sharwanand (born 6 March 1984), known mononymously as Sharwanand, is an Indian actor and producer who primarily works in Telugu films alongside a few Tamil films. He made his acting debut in 2004 with the film ''Aidho Tareekhu''. He i ...
– Actor in Tollywood * Mandali Venkata Krishna Rao - Famous mla and minister * Simhadri Satyanarayana Rao - Famous mla and minister *
Mandali Buddha Prasad Mandali Buddha Prasad (born 26 May 1956) is an Indian politician and former Deputy Speaker of Andhra Pradesh, India. He is a staunch follower of Gandhian principles and a leader with Service motto and national outlook. Especially, he is known ...
- Mla and Former Deputy Speaker *Bondada Raghavendra Rao - Industrialist and founder of Bondada Engineering Ltd


References

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