Bapatla is a city and district headquarters of Bapatla district in the Indian state of Andhra

Pradesh. It is a municipality and the mandal headquarters of Bapatla mandal of Bapatla revenue
division. The nearest towns and cities to Bapatla are Chirala, Ponnur, Tenali and Guntur of
17 km, 22 km, 50 km and 53 km respectively.[6][2]

Etymology
The town was formerly known as Bhavapattana,[7] Bhavapuri,[7] Bhavapattu[8] and Bhavapatta.[9]
The names were derived from the Bhavanarayana Temple located in the town. Later, these
names were transformed to the present name of Bapatla.[10]

The temple was constructed in 1465 by a chola king named Krimikantha Chola, and was later
restored.

Geography
The coordinates of the town are 15°54′16″N 80°28′3″E and is located at an altitude of 8 mts from
the coast of Bay of Bengal.[3]

Climate
The town experiences tropical climate with the average annual temperatures records at 28.4 °C
(83.1 °F). Hot summers and cool winters are observed due to its proximity to the coast of Bay of
Bengal. It receives both South west monsoon and North-east monsoon as well.[11] The
precipitation is very high with an annual rainfall of about 854 millimetres (34 in) and the month
of October receives a maximum rainfall of 197 millimetres (8 in).[12] It is most affected by the
cyclonic storms that occur on the east coast.[1