Bapatla district

Bapatla district
Stupa at Bhattiprolu
Stupa at Bhattiprolu
Bapatla district in Andhra Pradesh
Bapatla district in Andhra Pradesh
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Coordinates: 15°54′18″N 80°28′05″E / 15.905°N 80.468°E / 15.905; 80.468
Country India
StateAndhra Pradesh
RegionKostaandhra
HeadquartersBapatla
Administrative divisions
Government
 • Collector & District MagistrateSri J. Venkata Murali, I.A.S.
 • Superintendent of PoliceSri Tushar Dudi, I.P.S.
 • Lok Sabha constituencyBapatla
 • MPKrishna Prasad Tenneti
 • Assembly constituencies06
Area
 • Total3,828.84 km2 (1,478.32 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total1,586,918
 • Density410/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)
Websitebapatla.ap.gov.in

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.

  1. ^ CPO 2022, p. 13.
  2. ^ "Demography | Bapatla District, Government of Andhra Pradesh | India". Retrieved 16 April 2022.
  3. ^ Raghavendra, V. (26 January 2022). "With the 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.

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