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Bheemunipatnam (also known as Bheemili) is a suburb of Visakhapatnam, India. The town was named after Bhima, a character in the Hindu epic Mahabharata. It was formerly administered under the Bheemunipatnam municipality but merged into GVMC in 2017. It is currently under the administration of Bheemunipatnam Revenue Division and its headquarters is at Bheemunipatnam.
Bheemunipatnam is located about 40 km from Visakhapatnam Airport, about 31 km from Visakhapatnam railway station, and 29 km from Visakhapatnam City Central Bus Station. It lies north of Visakhapatnam City and is loosely bordered by Rushikonda to the south, Bay of Bengal to the east, Madhurawada to the west, and Bhogapuram to the north.
The British East India Company made Bheemunipatnam their main trading base on the east coast. The Bhimili port used to operate passenger vessels to Madras and Calcutta during the British Raj. The big clock tower in the town was built by the British.
The lighthouse currently uses 15 M Luminous with geographical range of 12 NM. Lighthouse is made up of Circular Brick Masonry Tower of 10.97 Mtr. Height with white day mark. The lighthouse was commissioned on 1868. Later on, upgraded with LED Light beacon in 2018. Its characteristic is 3FL (W) every 15Seconds (FL 1+ EC 2+FL 1+EC 2+FL 1+EC8=15sec). Bheemunipatnam lighthouse is an attractive tourist spot of Visakhapatnam.
