Tel: మదనపల్లె madanapalle
‘Beeswax Village’ City, Andhra Pradesh
Skt/Pkt: madana/mayana, ‘beeswax’, ‘gum/resin’; and Tel: palli, ‘village’, ‘town’.
Madanapalle is now better known for its tomatoes: it has the biggest market for them in Asia.
Madanpalle supplies tomatoes to most of South India.
For related place names see Indian Place names and Andhra Pradesh place names.
