Srikakulam is a town, municipality and headquarters of Srikakulam district in the north-eastern Andhra Pradesh, India. It is part of Srikakulam Assembly constituency and Srikakulam Parliament Constituency. Srikakulam was formerly called as Gulshanabad during Muslim rule and was headquarter of Muslim fauzdars. It was renamed as Chicacole by British colonial rulers and after independence, it was renamed as Srikakulam.

Srikakulam History

Srikakulam District was carved out in 1950 by bifurcating it from Visakhapatnam District it remained unaffected in its territorial jurisdiction for quite some time. But in November, 1969 the District lost 63 Villages from Saluru Taluk and 44 Villages from Bobbili Taluk on account of their transfer to the then newly constituted Gajapathinagaram Taluk of Visakhapatnam District. Again in May, 1979, the District had undergone major territorial changes on account of the formation of new District with headquarters at Vizianagaram which involved transfer of Salur, Bobbili, Parvathipuram and Cheepurupalli Taluks to the new District.

Srikakulam Climate

Throughout the year, the climate is characterized by humidity. Which follows the summer season lasts up to September. Northeast monsoon Starts from 1st October to the end of November. The period from December to mid February enjoys generally a fine.

Srikakulam Tourism

Tourist places in Srikakulam 
Srikakulam
Arasavilli 
Srikurmam
Salihundam
Srimukhalingam
Calingapatnam 
Kaviti 
Baruva
Telineelapuram
Mandasa 
Rajam 
Ponduru
Sangam
Danthpuri