| Coringa | |
| Native Name: | Korangi |
| Native Name Lang: | telugu |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Pushpin Map: | India Andhra Pradesh#India |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Andhra Pradesh, India |
| Coordinates: | 16.8°N 96°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Andhra Pradesh |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | East Godavari District |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Telugu |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Registration Plate: | AP |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | Nearest city |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | Kakinada |
| Blank2 Name Sec1: | Sex ratio |
| Blank2 Info Sec1: | female ♂/♀ |
| Blank1 Name Sec2: | Climate |
| Blank1 Info Sec2: | The average temperatures range from 76-90 degrees Fahrenheit, and the annual rainfall can beanywhere between 34 and 64 inches per year. (Köppen) |
| Map Alt: | Dynamic map |
Coringa, also known as Korangi by natives,[1] is a tiny coastal village of the Kakinada district, in Andhra Pradesh, India. Coringa consists of the village and one adjacent island, which was whimsically named Hope Island by British officials in the hope that it would be protected from environmental disasters.
The French-flagged ship Harmonie, on a voyage from the Île Bourbon (now Réunion) to Pondicherry, was wrecked at Coringa in October 1834. Her crew were rescued.[2] The current Coringa is established by Westcot, a British resident of Injaram around 1757 within some distance from Old Coringa village. Now these two villages exist on the opposite sides of the Coringa River.[3]
In 1789, a cyclone hit Coringa. A strong storm surge caused by the cyclone resulted in the deaths of around 20,000 people by drowning.[4]
In 1839, Coringa was subject to a colossal cyclone with strong winds. Due to the seawater and strong winds, most houses collapsed in Coringa and therefore over 300,000 residents were killed in Coringa.[5] [6] [7]