Adurru

Adurru
Ruins of a Buddhist stupa at Adurru
Ruins of a Buddhist stupa at Adurru
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Adurru is located in Andhra Pradesh
Adurru
Adurru
Location in Andhra Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 16°28′43″N 81°57′16″E / 16.478552°N 81.954523°E / 16.478552; 81.954523
Country India
StateAndhra Pradesh
DistrictDr. B.R. Ambedkar Konaseema
MandalMamidikuduru
Area
 • Total
5.61 km2 (2.17 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total
4,145
 • Density740/km2 (1,900/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialTelugu
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
533247

Adurru is a village and a 2nd-century CE Buddhist archaeological site[2] in the Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Konaseema district of Andhra Pradesh, India. It is located in the Mamidikuduru Mandal, on the western bank of Vainateya, a distributary of the Godavari River,[3] around 9.5 km from the Bay of Bengal.[4]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference DCHB_2011 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Garima Kaushik (2016), Women and Monastic Buddhism in Early South Asia, Taylor & Francis, ISBN 978-1-317-32939-8, Appendix Table 4: Buddhist stupa sites in India, with Ayala projections
  3. ^ J. Krishna Kumari (2013). Buddhist Monuments: Their Role in the Development of Tourism in Andhra Pradesh. Readworthy. p. 276. ISBN 978-81-935345-6-4.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference TH_VVS_ignored was invoked but never defined (see the help page).