Bapatla district | |
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 Stupa at Bhattiprolu | |
.svg) Bapatla district in Andhra Pradesh | |
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| Coordinates: 15°54′18″N 80°28′05″E / 15.905°N 80.468°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| Region | Kostaandhra |
| Headquarters | Bapatla |
| Administrative divisions | |
| Government | |
| • Collector & District Magistrate | Sri J. Venkata Murali, I.A.S. |
| • Superintendent of Police | Sri Tushar Dudi, I.P.S. |
| • Lok Sabha constituency | Bapatla |
| • MP | Krishna Prasad Tenneti |
| • Assembly constituencies | 06 |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,828.84 km2 (1,478.32 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
• Total | 1,586,918 |
| • Density | 410/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
| Website | bapatla |
Bapatla district is a district in coastal Andhra in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh (AP) established on 4 April 2022. The administrative headquarters are in Bapatla. The district is formed from parts of the erstwhile Prakasam district and Guntur districts.[3][4][5][6]
It has an Indian Air Force station and several universities.
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