Kavali

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Settlement.name: Kavali
Settlement.other_name: Kanakapatnam
Settlement.settlement_type: Town
Settlement.image_skyline: Kavali aerial view.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Kavali aerial view
Settlement.pushpin_map: India Andhra Pradesh
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: right
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Andhra Pradesh, India
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: State
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Andhra Pradesh
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Nellore district
Settlement.government_type: Municipal Council
Settlement.governing_body: Kavali Municipal Council
Settlement.leader_title1: Chairman
Settlement.leader_name1: Vacant
Settlement.leader_title2: Deputy Chairman

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Population: 85616
Area: 22.95
Elevation: 20
Image: Kavali aerial view.jpg
Households: 22969
Dialing code: 8626

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postal code: 524201
Commons category: Kavali
male population: 44909
female population: 45190

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Kavali is a town in Nellore district of Andhra Pradesh of India. It also serves as headquarters of Kavali mandal and Kavali revenue division.It is one of the few cities from Andhra Pradesh which were selected for Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) Scheme. and the distance from Nellore is 54 km.

== Etymology == In Telugu, kāvali means protection/security. The name arises from the fact that in 1515, the king of Udayagiri, Harihara Rayulu stationed his army at this town.