Kakinada district

Kakinada district
District of Andhra Pradesh
Kakinada district in Andhra Pradesh
Location of Kakinada district
Map
Interactive map outlining district
Coordinates: 16°58′N 82°16′E / 16.97°N 82.26°E / 16.97; 82.26
Country India
StateAndhra Pradesh
RegionCoastal Andhra
HeadquartersKakinada
Area
 • Total3,019.79 km2 (1,165.95 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total2,092,374
 • Density690/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)
Websitekakinada.ap.gov.in

Kakinada district is a district in the Coastal Andhra Region in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. With Kakinada as its administrative headquarters, it was proposed on 26 January 2022 to become one of the resultant twenty six districts in the state after the final notification has been issued on 4 April 2022 by the government of Andhra Pradesh. The district was formed from Kakinada and Peddapuram revenue divisions from East Godavari district.[2][3][4][5] Incidentally, during earlier times, the region comprising towns Pithapuram, Kakinada and Peddapuram were referred as Polnaud[6] or Prolunadu (prōlunāḍu),[7] which now roughly corresponds to the areas in this district.[8]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference demographics was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "New districts to come into force on April 4". The Hindu. 30 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  5. ^ "కొత్త జిల్లా తాజా స్వరూపం". Eenadu.net (in Telugu). 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  6. ^ Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Select Committee on the East India Company (1966). Madras Presidency. J. Higginbotham. p. 216 – via Google Books.
  7. ^ "Andhra Pradesh District Gazetteers: East Godavari". Director of Print. and Stationery at the Government Secretariat Press. 1979. p. 27.
  8. ^ "Journal of the Andhra Historical Society, Volume 32". Andhra Historical Research Society. 1972. p. 77.