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Districts of Andhra Pradesh
Districts of Andhra Pradesh
Category	Districts
Location	Andhra Pradesh
Number	13 districts
Populations	Vizianagaram – 2,342,868 (lowest); East Godavari – 5,151,549 (highest)
Areas	Srikakulam – 5,837 km² (2,254 sq mi) (smallest); Anantapuram – 19,130 km² (7,390 sq mi) (largest)
Government	Government of Andhra Pradesh
Subdivisions	Revenue Divisions of Andhra Pradesh

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, West Godavari, Krishna, Guntur, Prakasam, Sri Potti Sri Ramulu Nellore, Srikakulam, Vizianagaram, and Visakhapatnam districts. Rayalaseema comprises Kurnool, Chittoor, YSR Kadapa and Anantapur 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 [edit]

At the time of Independence the present day Andhra Pradesh was a part of Madras State. Coastal Andhra and Rayalaseema were separated from Madras State to form Andhra State in 1953

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. The present day Andhra Pradesh while formation had 11 districts. They are as follows:

Anantapur, Chittoor, East Godavari, Guntur, YSR Kadapa, Krishna, Kurnool, Nellore, Prakasam, Srikakulam, Visakhapatnam and West Godavari

Prakasam district was created out of parts of Guntur district, Nellore district and Kurnool district in 1970.

Vizianagaram district was created out of parts of Visakhapatnam district and Srikakulam district in 1979.

Districts [edit]

S.No	Code^[1]	District	Headquarters	Largest city	Revenue divisions	Mandals	Population	Area (in sq.km)	Density (per sq.km)	Sex ratio
1	AN	Anantapur	Anantapur	Anantapur	5	63	4,083,315	19,130	213	977/1000
2	CH	Chittoor	Chittoor	Tirupati	3	66	4,170,468	15,152	275	985/1000
3	EG	East Godavari	Kakinada	Rajamahendravaram	7	64	5,151,549	10,807	477	1005/1000
4	GU	Guntur	Guntur	Guntur	4	57	4,889,230	11,391	429	1003/1000
5	CU	Kadapa	Kadapa	Kadapa	3	50	2,884,524	15,359	188	985/1000
6	KR	Krishna	Machilipatnam	Vijayawada	4	50	4,529,009	8,727	519	992/1000
7	KU	Kurnool	Kurnool	Kurnool	3	54	4,046,601	17,658	229	988/1000
8	NE	Nellore	Nellore	Nellore	5	56	2,966,082	13,076	227	986/1000
9	PR	Prakasam	Ongole	Ongole	3	56	3,392,764	17,626	193	981/1000
10	SR	Srikakulam	Srikakulam	Srikakulam	3	37	2,699,471	5,837	462	1015/1000
11	VS	Visakhapatnam	Visakhapatnam	Visakhapatnam	4	46	4,288,113	11,161	340	1006/1000
12	VZ	Vizianagaram	Vizianagaram	Vizianagaram	2	34	2,342,868	6,539	384	1016/1000
13	WG	West Godavari	Eluru	Eluru	4	46	3,934,782	7,742	490	1004/1000

Sources:

Andhra Pradesh State Portal^[2]

Districts in Andhra Pradesh

External links [edit]

References [edit]

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^ "Population of AP districts(2011)". ap.gov.in. p. 14. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 October 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2021.