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Prakasam district
District of Andhra Pradesh
Clockwise from top-left: Bhairavakona Cave temples, Chili drying in Dornapala, Amy Bowen Memorial Church in Donakonda, Beach in Pakala, Cumbum Lake
Location of Prakasam district in Andhra Pradesh
Location of Prakasam district in Andhra Pradesh
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Interactive map outlining district
Coordinates (Ongole): 15°20′N 79°33′E / 15.333°N 79.550°E / 15.333; 79.550
CountryPrakasam district India
StatePrakasam districtAndhra Pradesh
RegionCoastal Andhra
Established1970
Reorganized2022
Named forTanguturi Prakasam
HeadquartersOngole
Mandalas39
Government
 • CollectorA S Dinesh Kumar, IAS[1]
 • Superintendent of PoliceMallika Garg, IPS
 • Lok Sabha constituenciesOngole,Bapatla
 • Assembly constituencies08
Area
[2]
 • Total14,322 km2 (5,530 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[3]
 • Total2,288,026
 • Density160/km2 (410/sq mi)
 • Urban
19.44%
Demographics
 • Literacy63.53%
 • Sex ratio981
Vehicle registrationAP-27 (former)
AP–39 (from 30 January 2019)[4]
Major highwaysNH-16
Websiteprakasam.ap.gov.in

Prakasam district is one of the twelve districts in the coastal Andhra region of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It was formed in 1970 and reorganised on 4 April 2022. The headquarters of the district is Ongole. It is located on the western shore of Bay of Bengal and is bounded by Bapatla district and Palnadu districts in the north, Nandyal district in the west, Kadapa and Nellore districts in the south. A part of north west region also borders with Nagarkurnool district of Telangana.[5] It is the largest district in the state with an area of 14,322 km2 (5,530 sq mi) and had a population of 22,88,026 as per 2011 Census of India.[6]

  1. ^ "Days after assuming office, Jagan rejigs administration in AP". Asian News International. 5 June 2019. Archived from the original on 1 February 2021. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  2. ^ CPO 2022, p. III.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference demographics was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "New 'AP 39' code to register vehicles in Andhra Pradesh launched". The New Indian Express. Vijayawada. 31 January 2019. Archived from the original on 21 November 2020. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  5. ^ "Mandals in Prakasam district". AP State Portal. Archived from the original on 6 June 2014. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
  6. ^ "Prakasam dist". AP state portal. Archived from the original on 15 February 2016. Retrieved 16 June 2014.

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