Alluri Sitharama Raju district

Alluri Sitharama Raju district
Alluri district, ASR district
District of Andhra Pradesh
Clockwise from T top left: Eastern Ghats at Lambasingi, Borra Caves, Chintapalle Falls, Coffee plantations at Araku Valley
Location of Alluri district in Andhra Pradesh
Interactive map of Alluri Sitharama Raju district
Coordinates: 18°05′N 82°40′E / 18.08°N 82.67°E / 18.08; 82.67
Country India
State Andhra Pradesh
RegionUttara Andhra
First formed4 April 2022
Reorganized31 December 2025 (Polavaram district)
Founded byGovernment of Andhra Pradesh
Named afterAlluri Sitarama Raju
HeadquartersPaderu
Administrative divisions
Government
 • District collector and magistrateA.S. Dinesh Kumar IAS
 • Superintendent of PoliceAmit Bardar IPS
 • Lok Sabha constituencies01 constituency
 • Assembly constituencies2 constituencies
Demographics
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)
Websiteallurisitharamaraju.ap.gov.in

Alluri Sitharama Raju district, also known as Alluri district and by its initials as ASR district, is a district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. The headquarters of the district is located at Paderu. Named after Alluri Sitarama Raju, a revolutionary in the Indian independence movement who hailed from the region. The district is known for its scenery and lies in the Eastern Ghats.

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