Kakinada district
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. Incidentally, during earlier times, the region comprising towns Pithapuram, Kakinada and Peddapuram were referred as Polnaud or Prolunadu (), which now roughly corresponds to the areas in this district. Etymology 
This district name derives from its headquarters Kakinada. History
In 1839 just before the British Raj, a cyclone struck Coringa, East Godavari district and toppled buildings, as a result 20,000 ships were destroyed and over 300,000 people were killed. 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. Politics 

There is 1 parliamentary and 7 assembly constituencies in Kakinada district. The parliamentary constituencies are 
The assembly constituencies are

Administrative divisions 

The district is divided into 2 revenue divisions: Kakinada and Peddapuram, which are further subdivided into a total of 21 mandals, each headed by a sub-collector. Mandals 
The list of 21 mandals in Kakinada district, divided into 2 revenue divisions, is given below. Kakinada revenue division
 Samalkota
 Pithapuram
 Gollaprolu
 U. Kothapalli
 Karapa
 Kakinada Rural
 Kakinada Urban
 Pedapudi
 Thallarevu
 Kajuluru
 Peddapuram revenue division
 Peddapuram
 Jaggampeta
 Gandepalle  
 Kirlampudi
 Tuni
 Kotananduru
 Prathipadu
 Sankhavaram
 Yeleswaram  
 Rowthulapudi 
 Thondangi

Cities and towns

Demographics

At the time of the 2011 census, Kakinada district had a population of 20,92,374, of which 662,726 (31.67%) lived in urban areas. The district had a sex ratio of 1007 females per 1000 males. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 3,31,103 (15.82%) and 30,803 (1.47%) of the population respectively. At the time of the 2011 census, 98.41% of the population spoke Telugu and 1.14% Urdu as their first language. References

External links 

Districts of Andhra Pradesh
2022 establishments in Andhra Pradesh