List of districts of Andhra Pradesh

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Districts of Andhra Pradesh
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CategoryDistricts
LocationAndhra Pradesh
PopulationsVizianagaram – 2,342,868 (lowest); East Godavari – 5,151,549 (highest)
AreasSrikakulam – 5,837 km2 (2,254 sq mi) (smallest); Anantapuram – 19,130 km2 (7,390 sq mi) (largest)
Government
Subdivisions

The state of Andhra Pradesh is divided into 13 districts spread across two unofficial regions —Coastal Andhra and Rayalaseema. Coastal Andhra consists of East Godavari, Guntur, Krishna, Nellore, Prakasam, Srikakulam, Visakhapatnam, Vizianagaram and West Godavari districts. Rayalaseema comprises Anantapur, Chittoor, Kadapa and Kurnool districts. Anantapur is the largest district in area while Srikakulam is the smallest. East Godavari is the most populous whereas Vizianagaram is the least populous. The districts are further divided into two or more revenue divisions and mandals for administrative purposes.

History[]

At the time of Independence the present day Andhra Pradesh was a part of Madras State. Coastal Andhra and Rayalaseema were seperated from Madras state to form Andhra State in 1953.[citation needed]

As a result of the 1956 States Reorganisation Act, the state's boundaries were re-organized following linguistic lines. On 1 November 1956, Andhra State and the Telangana region of Hyderabad State were merged to form the united Andhra State and was renamed as Andhra Pradesh. Andhra Pradesh while formation had 11 districts. They are as follows:[citation needed]

After the bifurcation of Telangana, Andhra Pradesh lost 9 districts to the new state but was given several tribal-dominated mandals from Khammam district as part of the Polavaram project. These were added to East and West Godavari districts respectively.[citation needed]

On 26 January, 2022, the Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy government in Andhra Pradesh has proposed 13 new districts and notified under AP Districts Formation Act, Section 3(5).[1]

They are as follows: Srikakulam, Vizianagaram, Manyam, Alluri Sitarama Raju district, Visakhapatnam, Anakapalli, Kakinada, Kona Seema, East Godavari, West Godavari, Eluru, Krishna, NTR district, Guntur, Bapatla, Palnadu, Prakasam, Nellore, Kurnool, Nandyal, Ananthapuram, Sri Satyasai district, Kadapa, Annamayya district, Chittoor, Sri Balaji district.[1]

Districts[]

  Proposed Districts

[2]

Code[3] District Headquarters Largest city Revenue divisions Mandals Population Area
(in sq.km) 		Density
(per sq.km) 		Sex ratio Map
SR Srikakulam Srikakulam Srikakulam 2 30 2,699,471 5,837 462 1015/1000 Srikakulam map.svg
VZ Vizianagaram Vizianagaram Vizianagaram 2 26 2,342,868 6,539 384 1016/1000 Vizianagaram map.svg
- Manyam Parvathipuram Parvathipuram 2 16 - - - -
VS Visakhapatnam Visakhapatnam Visakhapatnam 2 10 4,288,113 11,161 340 1006/1000 Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh (India).svg
- Alluri Sitarama Raju Paderu Paderu 2 22
- Anakapalli Anakapalli Anakapalli 2 25
EG East Godavari Rajahmundry Rajahmundry 2 20 5,151,549 10,807 477 1005/1000 East Godavari map.svg
- Kakinada Kakinada Kakinada 2 19
- Konaseema Amalapuram Amalapuram 2 24
WG West Godavari Bhimavaram Bhimavaram 2 19 3,934,782 7,742 490 1004/1000 West Godavari map.svg
- Eluru Eluru Eluru 3 27
KR Krishna Machilipatnam Machilipatnam 2 25 4,529,009 8,727 519 992/1000 Krishna map.svg
- NTR Vijayawada Vijayawada 3 20
GU Guntur Guntur Guntur 2 18 4,889,230 11,391 429 1003/1000 Guntur map.svg
- Bapatla Bapatla Chirala 2 25
- Palnadu Narasaraopeta Narasaraopeta 2 28
PR Prakasam Ongole Ongole 3 38 3,392,764 17,626 193 981/1000 Prakasam map.svg
NE Nellore Nellore Nellore 3 35 2,966,082 13,076 227 986/1000 Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore in Andhra Pradesh (India).svg
KU Kurnool Kurnool Kurnool 2 28 4,046,601 17,658 229 988/1000 Kurnool in Andhra Pradesh (India).svg
- Nandyal Nandyal Nandyal 3 27
AN Anantapur Anantapur Anantapur 3 34 4,083,315 19,130 213 977/1000 Anantapur map.svg
- Sri Satyasai district Puttaparthy Hindupur 3 29
CU Kadapa Kadapa Kadapa 3 34 2,884,524 15,359 188 985/1000 Kadapa map.svg
- Annamaya Rayachoti Madanapalle 3 32
CH Chittoor Chittoor Chittoor 2 33 4,170,468 15,152 275 985/1000 Chittoor map.svg
- Sri Balaji Tirupati Tirupati 3 35

Sources:

  • Andhra Pradesh State Portal[4]

See also[]

External links[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Raghavendra, V. (26 January 2022). "With creation of 13 new districts, AP now has 26 districts". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 26 January 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  2. ^ correspondent, dc (26 January 2022). "Government at doorstep: Andhra Pradesh to have 26 new districts". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  3. ^ "NIC Policy on format of e-mail Address" (PDF). www.mail.nic.in. 11 September 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 September 2008. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  4. ^ "Population of AP districts(2011)". ap.gov.in. p. 14. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 October 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
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