Anakapalli district is a district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It was formed on 4 April 2022 from Anakapalli and Narsipatnam revenue divisions of the old Visakhapatnam district. The administrative headquarters are at Anakapalli.[2][3][4][5]

Anakapalli district
District of Andhra Pradesh
Clockwise from top-left: Stupa at Bojjannakonda, Gandhi Nagar in Anakapalle, Dharmalingeswara Temple at Panchadharla, Bridge over the Sarada River, NTPC Simhadi Super Thermal Power Plant
Coordinates: 17.69°N 83.00°E / 17.69; 83.00
Country	India
State	Andhra Pradesh
Region	Uttarandhra
Headquarters	Anakapalli
Government
• District collector	Sri Pattaneshetti Ravi Subhash IAS Collector & District Magistrate
• Lok Sabha constituencies	Anakapalli
• MP	Dr. Beesetti Venkata Satyavathi
• Assembly constituencies	07
Area
• Total	4,292 km2 (1,657 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	1,726,998
• Density	400/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+05:30 (IST)
Website	anakapalli.ap.gov.in

Etymology

This district is derived from its headquarters Anakapalli.^{[citation needed]}

Geography

This district is surrounded by North of Alluri Sitharama Raju district, South of Bay of Bengal, west of Kakinada district ,east of Vizianagaram district and Visakhapatnam district.^{[citation needed]}

Administrative divisions

The district has two revenue divisions, namely Anakapalli and Narsipatnam, each headed by a sub collector.[6] These revenue divisions are divided into 24 mandals. The district consists of two municipalities and 8 census towns. Anakapalli zone fall under Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation and the two municipalities in the district are Elamanchili and Narsipatnam.[7] The census towns are Bowluvada, Chodavaram, Kantabamsuguda, Mulakuddu, Nakkapalle, Narsipatnam, Peda Boddepalle, Payakaraopeta.^{[citation needed]}

Mandals

There are 12 mandals each in Anakapalli and Narsipatnam division. The 24 mandals under their revenue divisions are listed below:

Notable people from Anakapalli district

• Gurajada Apparao, poet and writer
• Aarudra, writer
• Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry, lyricist
• Shobha Naidu, kuchipudi dancer
• Puri Jagannadh, film producer and director
• Gunasekhar, film producer and director

Politics

There are one parliamentary and 7 assembly constituencies in Anakapalli district. The parliamentary constituencies are

The assembly constituencies are[8]

Demographics

At the time of the 2011 census, Anakapalli district had a population of 1,726,998. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 158,060 (9.15%) and 47,975 (2.78%) of the population respectively.[1]^: 90–94 Telugu was the predominant language, spoken by 98.87% of the population.[10]

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