page_title: Tenali
section_title: Geography
hierarchical_section_title: Tenali / Geography
caption_attribution_description: English: A pond at Pinapadu area of Tenali
context_page_description: Tenali is a city in Guntur district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is a municipality and the headquarters of Tenali mandal and Tenali revenue division. The city is renowned for art, cultural, drama and hence, it is often referred with the nickname as Andhra Paris. It is one of the twelve urban local bodies in Andhra Pradesh Capital Region and the twelfth most populous city in the state, with a population of 199,345 as of 2011. Tenali City is also part of Andhrapradesh Capital Region.
  Tenali Ramakrishna, one of the eight poets and jester of Maharaja Krishnadevaraya, hails from Tenali.
context_section_description: Tenali is situated at 16.239°N 80.645°E, on the southern deltaic region of Krishna River. The city is spread over an area of 29.56 km² (11.41 sq mi). It lies at an average altitude of 13 metres (43 ft) above mean sea level. It is also Called as City without a National Highway. The East canal, the Nizampatnam canal and the West canal flow through the city, which originates from Krishna River. The region around the city forms a part of Western Delta System of Krishna river. The area is covered by Alluvium and the main soil varieties are Red and Black.
  Climate
  Tenali has a tropical wet and dry climate (Köppen Aw). The average annual temperatures range from a high of 33.3 °C (91.9 °F) to a low of 24.2 °C (75.6 °F). May is the hottest and December is the coolest months of the year. The city receives maximum rainfall due to the onset of southwest monsoon season from June to October. The annual precipitation averages 1,017 millimetres (40 in) with the month of August being the highest with 202 millimetres (8 in) and January being the lowest with 1 millimetre (0 in).
caption: A pond at Pinapadu area of Tenali
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