Eluru district

Eluru District
Clockwise from top-left: Polavaram Project, Abhaya Buddha Statue in Eluru, Eluru Railway Station, South Gopuram of Dwaraka Tirumala Temple, Papikondalu Hills, Kolleru Lake.
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Interactive map outlining district
Country India
StateAndhra Pradesh
RegionCoastal Andhra
HeadquartersEluru
Mandals27
Government
 • District collectorVetri Selv
 • Lok Sabha constituenciesEluru
 • MPPutta Mahesh Kumar
 • Assembly constituencies07
Area
 • Total6,579 km2 (2,540 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1][2]
 • Total2,006,737
 • Density310/km2 (790/sq mi)
Demographics
 • Sex ratio1004
PIN
534 XXX [3]
Vehicle registrationAP-37 (former) AP–39 (from 30 January 2019)[4]
Major highwaysNH-16, NH-216, NH-216A, NH-365BB, NH-516D, NH-516E
Websiteeluru.ap.gov.in

Eluru district is a district in coastal Andhra Region in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. With Eluru as its administrative headquarters, it was proposed on 26 January 2022 to become one of the resultant twenty six districts in the state once a final notification is issued by the government of Andhra Pradesh. It is formed from Eluru revenue division and Jangareddygudem revenue division from West Godavari district and Nuzvid revenue division from Krishna district.[5][6][7][8]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference sakshi-1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b AP GO Number 158, Part-I, Extraordinary dated 16-Feb-2023 for GO MS No:54, Revenue (Lands IV), dated 16-02-2023
  3. ^ Pincode List
  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 3 February 2019. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "AP issues draft gazette notification on 26 districts". Deccan Chronicle. 26 January 2022. Archived from the original on 29 January 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  7. ^ Staff Reporter (30 March 2022). "New districts to come into force on April 4". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 22 September 2022.
  8. ^ "కొత్త జిల్లా తాజా స్వరూపం". Eenadu.net (in Telugu). 31 March 2022. Archived from the original on 17 October 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.