Anakapalli district

{{Short description|District in Andhra Pradesh, India}}

{{Use Indian English|date=January 2022}}

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| name = Anakapalli district

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| settlement_type = District of Andhra Pradesh

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|photo1a = Main Stupa Bojjannakonda.jpg

|photo1b = Anakapalle Gandhi Nagar.jpg

|photo2a = NTPC Simhadri Super thermal power plant at Parawada.jpg

|photo2b = Panchadharla Temples and Monuments, Dharapalem village, Andhra Pradesh - 71.jpg

|photo3a = Anakapalle Sarada River Bridge.jpg

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| image_caption = Clockwise from top-left: Stupa at Bojjannakonda, Gandhi Nagar in Anakapalle, Dharmalingeswara Temple at Panchadharla, Bridge over the Sarada River, NTPC Simhadi Super Thermal Power Plant

| image_map = Anakapalli in Andhra Pradesh (India).svg

| map_caption = Anakapalli district in Andhra Pradesh

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| seat_type = Headquarters

| seat = Anakapalli

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| leader_title = Collector & District Magistrate

| leader_name = Smt.Vijaya Krishnan, I.A.S.

| leader_title1 = Lok Sabha constituencies

| leader_name1 = Anakapalli

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| total_type = Total

| area_total_km2 = 4292

| population_total = 1,726,998

| population_urban = 250359

| population_as_of = 2011

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| population_density_km2 = auto

| subdivision_type = Country

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| subdivision_type1 = State

| subdivision_name1 = {{flagicon image|}}Andhra Pradesh

| subdivision_type2 = Region

| subdivision_name2 = Uttarandhra

| timezone1 = IST

| utc_offset = +05:30

| blank_name_sec1 = GDP (2022-23)

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| website = {{URL|https://anakapalli.ap.gov.in}}

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Anakapalli district is a district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It was formed on 4 April 2022 from Anakapalli and Narsipatnam revenue divisions of the old Visakhapatnam district.{{Cite news |date=2022-01-26 |title=Andhra Pradesh approves creation of 13 new districts |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/amaravati/andhra-pradesh-approves-creation-of-13-new-districts/articleshow/89136083.cms |access-date=2024-04-03 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}} The administrative headquarters are at Anakapalli.{{Cite news|last=Raghavendra|first=V.|date=26 January 2022|title=With creation of 13 new districts, AP now has 26 districts|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/with-creation-of-13-new-districts-ap-now-has-26-districts/article38327788.ece|url-status=live|access-date=26 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220126110443/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/with-creation-of-13-new-districts-ap-now-has-26-districts/article38327788.ece|archive-date=26 January 2022|issn=0971-751X}}{{cite journal |title=ANDHRA PRADESH GAZETTE |journal=G.O.Rt.No.60, Revenue (Lands-IV), 25 [ 1 ] Th January, 2022 |date=25 January 2022 |page=117}}{{Cite web|date=30 March 2022|title=New districts to come into force on April 4|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/new-districts-to-come-into-force-on-april-4/article65274658.ece|access-date=31 March 2022|website=The Hindu|language=en}}{{Cite web|date=31 March 2022|title=కొత్త జిల్లా తాజా స్వరూపం|url=https://www.eenadu.net/telugu-news/ap-top-news/general/2501/122062849|access-date=31 March 2022|website=Eenadu.net|language=te}} Sankaram, 3 km from Anakapalli is identified to be developed as the headquarters of the new district.{{Cite news |last=Rao |first=V. Kamalakara |date=2024-01-24 |title=buddhist site of sankaram set to become headquarters of anakapalli district |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Visakhapatnam/buddhist-site-of-sankaram-set-to-become-headquarters-of-anakapalli-district/article67772029.ece |access-date=2024-04-03 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}