Kakinada district is a district in the Coastal Andhra Region in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. With Kakinada as its administrative headquarters, it was proposed on 26 January 2022 to become one of the resultant twenty six districts in the state after the final notification has been issued on 4 April 2022 by the government of Andhra Pradesh. The district was formed from Kakinada and Peddapuram revenue divisions from East Godavari district.[2][3][4][5] Incidentally, during earlier times, the region comprising towns Pithapuram, Kakinada and Peddapuram were referred as Polnaud[6] or Prolunadu (prōlunāḍu),[7] which now roughly corresponds to the areas in this district.[8]

Kakinada district
District of Andhra Pradesh
Kumararama Bhimesvara temple in Samalkota, JNTU in Kakinada, Yeleru Dam, Coringa Wildlife Sanctuary, Stupa in Kodavali
Coordinates: 16.97°N 82.26°E / 16.97; 82.26
Country	India
State	Andhra Pradesh
Region	Coastal Andhra
Headquarters	Kakinada
Area
• Total	3,019.79 km2 (1,165.95 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	2,092,374
• Density	690/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+05:30 (IST)
Website	kakinada.ap.gov.in

Etymology

This district name derives from its headquarters Kakinada.^{[citation needed]}

Geography

This district is surrounded by North of Alluri Sitharama Raju district, South of Bay of Bengal & Yanam district, East of Anakapalli district and west of East Godavari district & Konaseema district.^{[citation needed]}

Administrative divisions

The district has two revenue divisions, namely Kakinada and Peddapuram, each headed by a sub collector. These revenue divisions are divided into 21 mandals.^{[citation needed]}

Mandals

There are 10 mandals in Kakinada division and 11 in Peddapuram division. The 21 mandals under their revenue divisions are listed below:^{[citation needed]}

Cities and towns

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Largest cities or towns in Kakinada district As per the 2011 Census
	Rank		Division	Pop.
Kakinada Samalkota	1	Kakinada	Kakinada Division	443,028
	2	Samalkota	Kakinada Division	56,864
	3	Pithapuram	Kakinada Division	54,859
	4	Tuni	Peddapuram Division	53,425
	5	Peddapuram	Peddapuram Division	49,477
	6	Yeleswaram	Peddapuram Division	32,957
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Politics

There is 3 parliamentary and 9 assembly constituencies in Kakinada district. The parliamentary constituencies are

The assembly constituencies are[9]

Demographics

At the time of the 2011 census, Kakinada district had a population of 20,92,374. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 3,31,103 (15.82%) and 30,803 (1.47%) of the population respectively.[1]^: 85–90

At the time of the 2011 census, 98.41% of the population spoke Telugu and 1.14% Urdu as their first language.[11]

References