Dowleswaram
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Dowleswaram ధవళేశ్వరం |
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| Neighbourhood | |
Dowleswaram Barrage
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 Dowleswaram
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| Coordinates: 16°34′N 81°29′E / 16.57°N 81.48°ECoordinates: 16°34′N 81°29′E / 16.57°N 81.48°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| District | East Godavari |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7.67 km2 (2.96 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 44,637 |
| • Density | 5,800/km2 (15,000/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Telugu |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 533125 |
Dowleswaram is a part of Rajahmundry Municipal Corporation in East Godavari district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It was a census town as per 2011 Census of India and was fully included into the corporation on 18 March 2013, along with 21 panchayats. It also forms a part of Godavari Urban Development Authority.
Sir Arthur Cotton built a barrage (dam) across the Godavari in Dowleswaram. In memory of him, the Sir Arthur Cotton Museum, where projects relating to irrigation works are displayed, was named in his honour.
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