Bapatla district | |
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Coordinates: 15°54′18″N 80°28′05″E / 15.905°N 80.468°E | |
Country | India |
State | Andhra Pradesh |
Region | Kostaandhra |
Headquarters | Bapatla |
Administrative divisions | |
Government | |
• Collector & District Magistrate | Sri J. Venkata Murali, I.A.S. |
• Superintendent of Police | Sri Tushar Dudi, I.P.S. |
• Lok Sabha constituency | Bapatla |
• MP | Krishna Prasad Tenneti |
• Assembly constituencies | 06 |
Area | |
• Total | 3,828.84 km2 (1,478.32 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[2] | |
• Total | 1,586,918 |
• Density | 410/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
Website | bapatla |
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.