Nellore district
Nellore district | |
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| Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore district | |
Clockwise from top-left: Ranganathaswamy Temple at Nellore, Bara Shaheed Dargah, Pinakini Satygraha Ashramam, Mypadu Beach, Udayagiri Fort | |
Location of Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore district in Andhra Pradesh | |
Interactive map of Nellore district | |
| Coordinates (Nellore): 14°26′N 80°0′E / 14.433°N 80.000°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| Region | Coastal Andhra |
| Established | 1792 |
| 1st Reorganized | 1970 (Prakasam district) |
| 2nd Reorganized | 2022 (Tirupati district) |
| Named after | Potti Sreeramulu |
| Headquarters | Nellore |
| Mandals | 36 |
| Government | |
| • District collector | Himanshu Shukla, I.A.S. |
| • Lok Sabha constituencies | Nellore |
| • MP | Vemireddy Prabhakar Reddy |
| • Assembly constituencies | 08 |
| Area | |
• Total | 10,447 km2 (4,034 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 2,469,712 |
| • Density | 236.40/km2 (612.28/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 29.07% |
| Demographics | |
| • Literacy | 69.15% |
| • Sex ratio | 986 |
| Vehicle registration | AP-26 (former) AP–39 (from 30 January 2019) |
| Major highways | NH 16, NH 67, NH 565 |
| Coastline | 167 kilometres (104 mi) |
| Website | spsnellore |
Nellore district, officially known as Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore district in Coastal Andhra Region, is one of the 28 districts in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. According to the 2011 Census, the district's population was 2,963,557 of which 29.07% was urban. Its administrative headquarters are located in Nellore city. Located in the Coastal Andhra region, the district is bordered by the Bay of Bengal to the east, Kadapa district and Tirupati district to the west, Prakasam district and Markapuram district to the north, and Tirupati district to the south.