Districts of Andhra Pradesh

Districts of Andhra Pradesh, the third largest state of India consist of thirteen separate districts. The state was created in 1956. The districts of Andhra Pradesh are divided into two categories; they are the Coastal Andhra and Rayalaseema. Coastal Andhra includes nine districts of East Godavari, West Godavari, Krishna, Guntur, Prakasam, Sri Potti Sri Ramulu Nellore, Srikakulam, Vizianagaram, and Visakhapatnam. While on the contrary, Rayalaseema is comprised of four districts like Kurnool district, Chittoor district, Kadapa district and Anantapur district.

The old princely state of Hyderabad was integrated with the Telugu speaking regions of the former state of Madras (now Chennai) to create this state. All the districts of Andhra Pradesh with their diverse backgrounds reverberates the spirit of Andhra Pradesh.

These numerous districts located in the Southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh comprise some famous tourist locales which are thronged throughout the year by millions of devotees as well as foreign tourists.

Districts of Rayalaseema in Andhra Pradesh state provide tourism destinations like the Hindu temples and the green valleys. Rayalaseema is a geographic landform in Andhra Pradesh. This area includes four southern districts like Anantapur District, Chittoor District, Kadapa District and Kurnool District.

Anantpur District
Anantpur district lying in the western part of the state is one of the largest districts of Andhra Pradesh covering an area of 19,130 square km and is the 7th largest district in India. Puttaparthi, Alur, Gooty and Lepakshi are major tourist spots in this district. The town of Dharmavaram is renowned for its silk sarees. Veerabhadra temple, the temple at Lepakshi and Hindu temples like Chinatala Venkata Ramana Swamy Temple, Bugga Rama Lingeswara Swami Temple and Aluru Ranganatha Swamy Temple located in Tadipatri. Kadiri in Anantapur boasts of the largest banyan tree in the world.

Kurnool District
Kurnool District is a district in the state of Andhra Pradesh. It is located in the west-central part of the state. This state is bounded by Mahabubnagar district of Telangana in the north, Raichur district of Karnataka in the northwest, Bellary district of Karnataka in the west, Ananthapur district in the south, YSR Kadapa district in the South East and Prakasham district in the east. The city of Kurnool is the headquarters of the district. It has a population of 4,053,463 of which 28.35 percent were urban as of 2011. It occupies 10th and 2nd place in terms of area in largest districts of India and Andhra Pradesh respectively, accounting for 17,658 square kilometres and 53rd place in terms of population in India.

Chittoor District
Chittoor district is a district in Rayalaseema region of Andhra Pradesh. The district headquarters is located at Chittoor. It has a population of 4,170,468 according to 2011 census of India. Chittoor district has many major temples including Tirupati, Kanipakam and Sri Kalahasti temples. Chittoor district lies in the Poini river valley of southernmost Andhra Pradesh along the Chennai-Bengaluru section Chennai-Mumbai highway. It is a major market centre for mangoes, grains, sugarcane, and peanuts.

Kadapa District
YSR Kadapa district, earlier known as Cuddapah district, covering an area of 15,359 square km is the source of the rare sandalwood and timber which brings in huge foreign income. This district houses numerous beautiful temples and forts. Sri Kodadanda Swami temple in Vontimitta, Ameen Peer Dargah, Sree Veerabhadra Swami Temple, Venkateshwara Swami Temple and others are important tourist spots situated here.

Anantapur District
Anantapur District is a district in the Rayalaseema region of Andhra Pradesh. The district headquarters is located at Anantapur city. The district had a population of 4,083,315, of which 28.09% is urban and a literacy rate of 64.28%. It is the largest district in terms of area in Andhra Pradesh and 7th largest district in India respectively.

Districts of Coastal part of Andhra Pradesh include the districts like East Godavari district, West Godavari district, Krishna district, Guntur district, Prakasam district, Nellore district, Srikakulam district and Visakhapatnam district.

East Godavari District
East Godavari district is a district in Coastal Andhra region of Andhra Pradesh. Its district headquarters is at Kakinada. Rajahmundry and Kakinada are the two largest cities in the Godavari district in terms of population. Rajahmundry was reorganized in 1859 into two districts of Godavari and Krishna. Godavari district was further bifurcated into East and West Godavari districts in 1925.

West Godavari District
West Godavari district is one of the 13 districts in Andhra Pradesh. The district is situated in Coastal Andhra region of the state. Eluru is the administrative headquarters of the district. As of 2011 census of India, West Godavari district has an area of 2,989 sq miles and a population of 3,936,966. West Godavari district is bounded by Krishna district on the west, East Godavari district on the east, Bay of Bengal on the south and the state of Telangana on the north.

Krishna District
Krishna district is an administrative district in the Coastal Andhra region. Machilipatnam is the administrative headquarters. Vijayawada is the most populated city in the district. It has an area of 3,370 sq miles. It is bounded by West Godavari District on the east, Bay of Bengal on the South, Guntur District and Nalgonda district in the west and a portion of it also borders with the state of Telangana.

Guntur District
Guntur district is an administrative district in the Coastal Andhra. The administrative seat of the district is located at Guntur, the largest city of the district in terms of area and population. It has a coastline of approximately 100 km and is situated on the right bank of Krishna River that separates it from Krishna district and extends till it falls into the Bay of Bengal. Guntur is bounded on the south by Prakasam district and on the west by the state of Telangana. It has an area of 11,391 4,398 sq miles and is the 2nd most populous district in the state a population of 4,889,230.

Prakasam District
Prakasam district is an administrative district in the Coastal Andhra region. The headquarters of Prakasam district are located at Ongole. Prakasam district is located on the west coast of Bay of Bengal and is bounded by Guntur district on the north, Kurnool district on the west, Kadapa District and Nellore district on the south. A part of north west region also borders the Mahabubnagar district of Telangana. Prakasam district is the 3rd largest district in the state with an area of 6,805 sq miles and had a population of 3,392,764.

Nellore District
Nellore district which is officially known as Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore district, located in Coastal Andhra region. The population of Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore district was 2,966,082. Nellore city is its administrative headquarters. Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore district is bordered by the Bay of Bengal to the east, Kadapa district to the west, Prakasam District to the north, Chittoor district and Thiruvallur district of Tamil Nadu to the south.

Srikakulam District
Srikakulam district in the northern part of Andhra Pradesh is well known for the Sangameswara Temple at Sangam, Bilvamangala Temple, Sri Sita Rama Swamy Temple, and Sri Mukhalingeswara Temple. The Dantapuri Buddhist remnant site, Mukhalingam Temple, Srikurmam Temple, Asaravalli Temple, Baruva Beach, Kallepalli Beach, Bhavanapadu Beach, Navdurga Temple, Naarayana Tirumala Temple and many other tourist places are existent in the Srikakulam district.

Vizianagaram District
Vizianagaram district is a northern coastal district. The town of Vizianagaram is the district headquarters. The district is bounded on the east by the district of Srikakulam, southwest by the district of Visakhapatnam, southeast by the Bay of Bengal, and northwest by the state of Odisha. Vizianagaram district was formed on 1st June 1979, with some parts carved from the neighboring districts of Srikakulam and Visakhapatnam.

Visakhapatnam District
The National Highway 5 (Howrah to Chennai) passes through Visakhapatnam district which consists of several flourishing industries which include oil refineries, fertilizers, steel plants, and sugar refining and jute industries. The district has some of the beautiful beaches, which are ideal tourist destinations.