Palnadu District | |
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      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 | |
.svg) Location of Palnadu district in Andhra Pradesh | |
 Interactive map outlining district | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| Region | Coastal Andhra |
| Headquarters | Narasaraopet |
| Administrative divisions | |
| Government | |
| • District collector and magistrate | Sri P. Arun Babu, I.A.S. |
| • Superintendent of Police | Sri Kanchi Srinivasa Rao, I.P.S. |
| • Lok Sabha constituency | Narasaraopet |
| • MP | Lavu Sri Krishna Devarayalu |
| • Assembly constituencies | 07 |
| Area | |
• Total | 7,298 km2 (2,818 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
• Total | 2,041,723 |
| • Density | 280/km2 (720/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
| Website | palnadu |
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.
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