Gunupur

Gunupur stands on the Vamsadhara River in the hill country of southern Odisha. The river has shifted its channel around the settlement, leaving an older bed on one side and making the place difficult to reach in flood. Remains of a large earthen fort nearby were attributed to the rulers of Kimedi. The valley formed part of the lands associated with the Nandapur and later Jeypore rulers, whose authority extended from the uplands towards the coast.