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''(earlier Cocanada - so named by the Canadian Baptists)''.]]


ORIGIN OF THE NAME

  • The name of the town was originally 'Kaki Nandivada', so named after the Nandi kings of Rajahmundry . The name was truncated to Kakinada over the passage of time.

  • The first settlers in this port town were the Dutch, followed by the British and then the missionaries of the Canadian Baptist Mission and the name was consequently anglicised to Cocanada.

  • After Independence, it was renaturalized to Kakinada, although a few organisations established during the British rule retain the old name (''e.g.'', Cocanada Chamber of Commerce).



RELIGIOUS INFLUENCE


Hinduism


In the eighteenth century, missionaries of the Canadian Baptist Mission established their base here as part of their missionary enterprise.
The Canadian Baptists were behind the establishment of the famed McLaurin High School apart from the Jubilee School. For the Priests, Baptist Theological Seminary was the ground for Theological education.


INDUSTRIAL INFLUENCE

Kakinada is the "Fertilizer City" of Andhra Pradesh. Nagarjuna Fertilizers is the biggest Urea manufacturer in coastal Andhra. Another company, Godavari Fertilizers, produces DAP ( Di-Ammonium Phosphate ). Kakinada has been in the news recently after several oil companies decided to use it as a transit point for oil and gas shipments. The economic value of these investments has increased considerably after the recent gas finds by Reliance in the KG basin.


EDUCATIONAL INFLUENCE

  • Pithapuram Raja Government Degree College (known as P.R. College) established by the Kings of Pithapuram, a local dynasty

  • McLaurin High School - a boarding school established by the Canadian Baptist Mission

  • JNTU Engineering College is one of the oldest engineering colleges in Andhra Pradesh. It is a part of the Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University system.

  • Ideal Degree College

  • Rangaraya Medical College

  • Andhra Polytechnic

  • MSN Charities educational institutions



PEOPLE

People from Kakinada can easily be identified by their characteristic East Godavari Telugu accent.


GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION

The 82 1/2 degrees east longitude with respect to which IST (Indian Standard Time) is calculated passes through Kakinada.


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