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Country Template:Country data India
State Andhra Pradesh
Headquarters Ongole
Population
• Density 		3,059,423 (Template:As of)
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Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
Area
• Elevation 		17,626 km² (6,805 sq mi)
• 100 m (328 ft)

ISO 3166-2 IN-AP-PR
Website www.prakasam.nic.in

Coordinates: Template:IndAbbr 15°30′N 80°03′E / 15.5, 80.05

Prakasam District is an administrative district in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India. The district headquarters are located at Ongole. The district occupies an area of 17,626 km² and has a population of 3,059,423 of which 15.28% were urban as of 2001. Census

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[edit] Formation

The Ongole district was originally constituted on the 2 February 1970, out of Guntur, Nellore and Kurnool districts. It was renamed as Prakasam district on 12 May, 1972, in memory of the great patriot and Andhra Leader, Tanguturi Prakasam Panthulu, also known as Andhra Kesari (Lion of Andhra ) who was born in Kanuparthi village of this district. It was carved out of three taluks of Guntur District, i.e. Addanki, Chirala and Ongole, four taluks of Nellore district, i.e. Kandukur, Kanigiri, Podili and Darsi and two taluks of Kurnool district i.e. Markapuram and Giddaluru. It is one of the nine coastal districts of Andhra Pradesh.

Some of the main towns in Prakasam district are Ongole, Addanki, Markapuram, Chirala, Kandukur, Parchur, Giddaluru, Podili, Dornala, Cumbum, Kanigiri and Chimakurthi. Markapuram is India's main slate manufacturing town and is where the historic temple of Chennakesava is situated. Chimakurthi is world renowned for its granite. Dornala is also known as diguva Srisailam, since it is very near the historic pilgrimage of Srisailam.

[edit] Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies

There is a complete parliamentary constituency, Ongole and 13 assembly constituencies in Prakasam district. The assembly constituencies[1] are Chirala, Parchuru, Martur, Addanki, Ongole, Santanutalapadu, Kandukur, Kanigiri, Kondapi, Cumbum, Darsi, Markapuram and Giddaluru.

[edit] Towns of Prakasam District


[edit] Mandals in Prakasam District

[edit] Villages in Prakasam District

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[edit] Websites about the district

  1. ^ District-wise Assembly-Constituencies in Andhra Pradesh

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State of Andhra Pradesh
 Andhra Pradesh Topics | History | Politics | Telugu people
Capital Hyderabad
Districts Adilabad • Anantapur • Chittoor • East Godavari • Guntur • Hyderabad • Kadapa • Karimnagar • Khammam • Krishna • Kurnool • Mahbubnagar • Medak • Nalgonda • Nellore • Nizamabad • Prakasam • Rangareddy • Srikakulam • Visakhapatnam • Vizianagaram • Warangal • West Godavari
Major cities Hyderabad • Guntur • Warangal • Tirupati • Vijayawada • Visakhapatnam • Rajahmundry • Kakinada • Nellore • Karimnagar •Machilipatnam • Eluru • Anantapur • Kurnool • Kadapa • Khammam • Nizamabad

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[edit] References

  1. ^ District-wise Assembly-Constituencies in Andhra Pradesh


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