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Dharanikota
16.5783° N, 80.3482° E
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Dharanikota is a village in Palnadu district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is located in Amaravathi mandal of Guntur revenue division. The village forms a part of Andhra Pradesh Capital Region, under the jurisdiction of APCRDA.
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Known as Dhanyakatakam
500 BCE
Kota Vamsa capital
mid-12th century
Satavahana capital
1st–3rd centuries CE
Dalai Lama Kalachakra ceremony
January, 2006
2011 census population
2011
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