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Guntur district
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Key facts
- Country
- India
- State
- Andhra Pradesh
- Region
- Coastal Andhra
- Revised to form new districts
- 4 April 2022
- Headquarters
- Guntur
- Collector district magistrate
- C. M. Saikanth Varma, I.A.S.
- Superintendent of police
- Vakul Jindal, I.P.S.
- Lok sabha constituency
- Guntur
- Mp
- Chandra Sekhar Pemmasani
- Assembly constituencies
- 07
- Total
- 2,443 km (943 sq mi)
- Urban
- 130.3 km (50.3 sq mi)
- Density
- 855.9/km (2,217/sq mi)
- Literacy
- 67.40%
- Vehicle registration
- AP-07 (former) , AP39 (from 30 January 2019)
- Major highways
- NH-16
- Website
- guntur .ap .gov .in
via Wikipedia infobox
Official website
Guntur District, Government of Andhra Pradesh | District Portal | India
District Portal
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- district of India
- Official name
- గుంటూరు జిల్లా
- Country
- British Raj
- Located in
- Madras Presidency
- Capital
- Guntur
- Population
- 4465144
- Area
- 11391
- Shares border with
- Krishna district
- Official website
- guntur.ap.gov.in
- Households
- 1296609
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- short name
- GNT
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- Commons category
- Guntur district
- language used
- Telugu
- topic's main category
- Category:Guntur district
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Guntur district
- male population
- 2440521
- female population
- 2447292
- urban population
- 1652738
- rural population
- 3235075
- native label
- గుంటూరు జిల్లా
- inception
- 1788-00-00
- literate population
- 2960441
- illiterate population
- 1927372
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Encyclopedic overview
Guntur district is in the Coastal Andhra region of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. The administrative seat of the district is located at Guntur, one of the major urban centres of the state. Historically significant, the region was part of ancient Buddhist and Satavahana-era settlements and later came under various South Indian dynasties before British rule. The district is known for its agricultural prominence—particularly chilli and cotton cultivation—as well as education and trade. It forms part of the larger Coastal Andhra region and contributes significantly to the state’s economy and cultural heritage.
Etymology
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Guntur district” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.