About Kadapa District:
Kadapa / Cuddapah is a city in the Rayalseema region of Andhra Pradesh. It is the headquarters of the Kadapa district. The city is surrounded on three sides by the Nallamala and Palkonda hills which lie in the tectonic landscape between the eastern and western ghats. The city is nicknamed “Gadapa” because it is the western gateway to the sacred hills of Tirumala.
Kadapa has been under different rulers in its history, including the Nizams and Cholas, the Vijayanagara Empire and Kingdom of Mysore. The main rivers in this district are Penna, Chitravathi, Papaghni, Sagileru, Bahuda and Cheyyeru.
Famous Places in Kadapa District:
| S.No | Name of the Monument | Village | Mandal | Constructed Period |
| 1. | Nawabs Tower at the Jail | Dr.Y.S.R.Kadapa | Dr.Y.S.R,Kadapa | 17th C.A.D. |
| 2. | Bhogamdanibhavi | Rajampet | Siddhout | 17th C.A.D |
| 3. | Syed Ahmed Sahib?s Tombs | Dr.Y.S.R.Kadapa | Dr.Y.S.R. Kadapa | 16th C.A.D. |
| 4. | Rock cut caves (Pennaperurkona) (Lakshmi Narsimha swamy temple | Pennaperur | Siddavattam | 16th C.A.D |
| 5. | Yerraguntala kota | Erraguntla | Obulavaripalli | 16th C.A.D |
| 6. | Sri Lakshmi Narasimha swamy temple | Pennaperurukona | Vontimitta | 16th C.A.D. |
| 7. | Siva temple (Mabbu devalayam) | Vallur | Vallur | 16th C.A.D. |
| 8. | Mulasthaneswara temple | Pottapi | Nandalur | 16th C.A.D. |
| 9. | Lanjakanuma Gutta Site (Early Historic site- Buddhist Site) | Adapur (Nandalur) | Nandalur | 2nd C.A.D. |
| 10. | Patigadda (Ancient Mound ? Early Historic site) | Tallpaka | Rajampet | 2nd C.A.D |
| 11. | Kona Malleswara swamy temple | Parnapalli | Lingala | 13th C.A.D. |
| 12. | Mallikarjuna swamy temple | Upparapalli | Chennuru | 14th -15th C.A.D. |
| 13. | Chenna kesava swamy temple | Chennavaram | B. Koduru | 16th C.A.D. |
| 14. | Pre Historic cave | Kundeti cherlopalli | Lingala | 25th C.B.C. |
| 15. | Sri Venugopala Swamy temple | Chadipiralla | Kamalapuram | 14th-15th C.A.D. |
| 16. | Sri Gundalakona Mallikarjuna Swamy temple | Yerraballi | Pulivendula | 12th C.A.D. |
| 17. | Sri Bhaseveswara Swamy temple | Bondalakunta | Muddanur | 14th C.A.D. |
| 18. | Sri Agestheswara, Chennakesava Swamy temple | Paddacheppali | Kamalalpuram | 11th-12th C.A.D. |
| 19. | Sri Kamakshi Sametha Nagasara Swamy Temple | Komantharajapuram | Pengaluru | 9th-10th C.A.D. |
| 20. | Sri Laxmi Chennakesava Swamy temple | Koduru | Railway Kondapuram | 15th-16th C.A.D. |
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