Palakollu
City
West Godavari district
Andhra Pradesh
81,199 in 2011
Documented merchant town: 'In 1613 the Dutch established a trading factory at Palakollu as part of the Dutch Coromandel network; the post dealt in textiles, lamp oil, timber, roof tiles, and bricks.' Passed between Dutch and British control 1783-1824. Site of Ksheerarama, one of the five Pancharama Kshetras. Described as 'a commercial centre for surrounding Godavari delta mandals'.
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