AP Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naiduhad informed his Cabinet colleagues while flying to Vija-yawada that he would announce Amaravati as the name of the capital during the celebrations.
With the State Government considering naming the new capital as
Amaravathi, the spotlight turned on the temple town located on the banks
of River Krishna at a distance of 35 k.m. away from Guntur and 40 k.m.
from Vijayawada.
Named after Amareswara Swamy Temple, one of the Pancharamas, in the
southern region, this small village and the neighbouring Dharanikota,
were once the seat of power during the rule of Satavahana, who ruled
during 2nd century BCE and 3rd century BCE.
Since then, it continued as the capital of many Andhra dynasties until the Mogul conquest and the subsequent British rule.
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