Palnadu district

Palnadu District
Clockwise from top-left: Kotappakonda, Dhyana Buddha statue in Amaravati, Lakshmi Channakeshava Swami Temple in Macherla, Pelicans in Uppalapadu Bird Sanctuary, Ethipothala Falls, Buddhist monuments in Anupu
Location of Palnadu district in Andhra Pradesh
Location of Palnadu district in Andhra Pradesh
Map
Interactive map outlining district
Country India
StateAndhra Pradesh
RegionCoastal Andhra
HeadquartersNarasaraopet
Administrative divisions
Government
 • District collector and magistrateSri P. Arun Babu, I.A.S.
 • Superintendent of PoliceSri Kanchi Srinivasa Rao, I.P.S.
 • Lok Sabha constituencyNarasaraopet
 • MPLavu Sri Krishna Devarayalu
 • Assembly constituencies07
Area
 • Total7,298 km2 (2,818 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total2,041,723
 • Density280/km2 (720/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)
Websitepalnadu.ap.gov.in

Palnadu district is a district in coastal Andhra Region in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. With Narasaraopet as its administrative headquarters, it was formed on 4 April 2022 to become one of the resultant twenty-six districts The district was formed from Gurazala, Sattenapalli and Narasaraopet revenue divisions from Palnadu district.[3][4][5][6] The district covers most of the Palnadu region.

  1. ^ CPO 2022, p. V.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference demographics was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "New districts to come into force on April 4". The Hindu. 30 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  6. ^ "కొత్త జిల్లా తాజా స్వరూపం". Eenadu.net (in Telugu). 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.