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Srikakulam

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Also known as: Chicacole
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JSP stronger after 100% strike rate in ULBs: party leader Daneti Sridhar • Nov. 7, 2026, 10:42 AM ET (The Hindu)
NDA dominates rural local body polls in Vizianagaram and Srikakulam districts • Nov. 7, 2026, 10:13 AM ET (The Hindu)
NDA partners sweep civic elections in Srikakulam and Parvatipuram-Manyam districts • Nov. 3, 2026, 9:45 AM ET (The Hindu)
Call for Srikakulam district to be declared as ‘Special Cyclone Zone’ • Nov. 2, 2026, 3:00 AM ET (The Hindu)
Former TDP MLA Gunda Lakshmi Devi joins YSRCP • Oct. 22, 2026, 11:13 AM ET (The Hindu)

Srikakulam, city, northeastern Andhra Pradesh state, southern India. The city lies on a low-lying plain along the Nagavali River, about 5 miles (8 km) from the Bay of Bengal.

Srikakulam once served as the capital of a Muslim region that was known as the Northern Circārs (Northern Sarkārs). Of historical interest is the mosque there, which was constructed in 1641. The city is connected by major roads to Visakhapatnam to the southwest and Bhubaneshwar in Odisha state to the northeast. It has several government colleges that are affiliated with Andhra University in Vizianagaram. Pop. (2001) 109,905; (2011) 125,939.

This article was most recently revised and updated by Kenneth Pletcher.
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