Prakasam district
Overview
Prakasam District is an administrative district
in the state of Andhra Pradesh
, in India
. The district headquarters is located at Ongole City. 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.
It was named 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 Vinodarayunipalem village near Ammanabrolu of this district.
Prakasam District's past stretches back to the days when it was ruled by the Mauryas from 250 B.C.
District
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in the state of Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh , is one of the 28 states of India, situated on the southeastern coast of India. It is India's fourth largest state by area and fifth largest by population. Its capital and largest city by population is Hyderabad.The total GDP of Andhra Pradesh is $100 billion and is ranked third...
, in India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. The district headquarters is located at Ongole City. The district occupies an area
Area
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of 17,626 km² and has a population
Population
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of 3,059,423 of which 15.28% were urban as of 2001 Census.
It was named as Prakasam district on 12 May 1972, in memory of the great patriot and Andhra Leader, Tanguturi Prakasam
Tanguturi Prakasam
Tanguturi Prakasam Pantulu was an Indian politician and Freedom Fighter and the first Chief Minister of the Indian province Andhra state...
Panthulu, also known as Andhra Kesari (Lion of Andhra ) who was born in Vinodarayunipalem village near Ammanabrolu of this district.
Prakasam District's past stretches back to the days when it was ruled by the Mauryas from 250 B.C.
