Pentakota
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Pentakota is a village in Payakaraopeta
Payakaraopeta
Payakaraopeta is a village and a Mandal in Visakhapatnam district in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India.-Assembly constituency:Payakaraopeta is an assembly constituency in Andhra Pradesh.List of Elected Members:*1951 - Raja Sagi Suryanarayana Raju...

 mandal of Visakhapatnam district
Visakhapatnam district
Visakhapatnam district , also known as Visakha Zilla, is an administrative division of Andhra Pradesh, India. The administrative headquarters of the Visakhapatnam District is Visakhapatnam.-Post-Independence:...

, Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh , is one of the 28 states of India, situated on the southeastern coast of India. It is India's fourth largest state by area and fifth largest by population. Its capital and largest city by population is Hyderabad.The total GDP of Andhra Pradesh is $100 billion and is ranked third...

, India
India
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There is an old lighthouse
Lighthouse
A lighthouse is a tower, building, or other type of structure designed to emit light from a system of lamps and lenses or, in older times, from a fire, and used as an aid to navigation for maritime pilots at sea or on inland waterways....

in the village. It has 18 meters height and was established in 1957. It has a range of 21 nautical miles.

Geography

Pentakota is located at 17.3000°N 82.6167°E. It has an average elevation of 0 metres (3 ft).
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