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{{Short description|District in Andhra Pradesh, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2022}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2022}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Kakinada district
| settlement_type = [[List of districts of Andhra Pradesh|District]] of [[Andhra Pradesh]]
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|photo2a = Coringa Wildlife Sanctuary 1.jpg
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| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{IND}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and union territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Andhra Pradesh]]
| subdivision_type2 = Region
| subdivision_name2 = [[Coastal Andhra]]
| seat_type = Headquarters
| seat = [[Kakinada]]
| total_type = Total
| area_total_km2 = 3019.79
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_footnotes = <ref name="demographics"/>
| population_total = 2092374
| population_density_km2 = auto
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| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset = +05:30
| website = {{URL|https://kakinada.ap.gov.in}}
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| map_caption1 = Interactive map outlining district
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'''Kakinada district''' is a [[district]] in the [[Coastal Andhra]] Region in the [[India]]n state of [[Andhra Pradesh]]. With [[Kakinada]] as its administrative headquarters, it was proposed on 26 January 2022 to become one of the resultant [[List of districts of Andhra Pradesh|twenty six districts]] in the state after the final notification has been issued on 4 April 2022 by the [[government of Andhra Pradesh]]. The district was formed from [[Kakinada revenue division|Kakinada]] and [[Peddapuram revenue division|Peddapuram]] revenue divisions from [[East Godavari district (1925–2022)|East Godavari district]].<ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=26 January 2022|title=AP issues draft gazette notification on 26 districts|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/260122/ap-issues-draft-gazette-notification-inviting-objections-to-having-26.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220129231708/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/260122/ap-issues-draft-gazette-notification-inviting-objections-to-having-26.html|archive-date=29 January 2022|access-date=11 February 2022|website=[[Deccan Chronicle]]|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref> Incidentally, during earlier times, the region comprising towns Pithapuram, Kakinada and Peddapuram were referred as [[Prolunadu]] ({{Transliteration|te|ISO|prōlunāḍu}})<ref>{{Cite web|title=Andhra Pradesh District Gazetteers: East Godavari|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Yk5uAAAAMAAJ|publisher=Director of Print. and Stationery at the Government Secretariat Press|year=1979|page=27}}</ref> or Polnaud,<ref>{{cite book |author=Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Select Committee on the East India Company |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=coIfAAAAYAAJ&q=Polnaud |title=Madras Presidency |publisher=J. Higginbotham |year=1966 |page=216 |via=Google Books}}</ref> which now roughly corresponds to the areas in this district.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Journal of the Andhra Historical Society, Volume 32|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5-ptAAAAMAAJ|publisher=Andhra Historical Research Society|year=1972|page=77}}</ref>

== Etymology ==
This district name derives from its headquarters [[Kakinada]].

==History==
The region's administrative structure has undergone several reorganizations since the early 19th century. In 1823, during British rule, the Rajahmundry District was established as part of the Madras Presidency.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bhaskar |first=B. V. S. |date=8 June 2014 |title=Nyapathi Subbarao carved an identity for Telugus |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/nyapathi-subbarao-carved-an-identity-for-telugus/article6094152.ece |work=The Hindu}}</ref> In 1859, the administrative divisions of Rajahmundry, Masulipatam, and Guntur were reorganized into two districts: [[Godavari district|Godavari]], with its headquarters at Kakinada, and Kistna, with boundaries defined by the Upputeru and Tamaleru rivers.<ref name=":72">{{Cite book |last=Hemingway |first=F. R. |url=https://archive.org/details/godavaridistrict01frhe/page/168/mode/2up?q=cocanada |title=Godavari District Gazetteer |date=1915 |publisher= |isbn=978-81-206-1462-8 |volume=1 |page=169}}</ref>

Further adjustments occurred in 1907–1908, when portions of the Godavari district were transferred to the Kistna district.<ref name=":32">{{Cite EB1911|wstitle=Godavari (district)|volume=12|pages=170-171|last=|first=|author-link=|short=1}}</ref> In 1925, the Godavari district was bifurcated into [[East Godavari district (1925–2022)|East Godavari]] and West Godavari districts. Kakinada was designated as the headquarters of East Godavari, while [[Eluru]] became the administrative center of West Godavari.<ref name="Maclean1879">{{citation |last=Maclean |first=Charles Donald |title=Standing Information Regarding the Official Administration of the Madras Presidency in Each Department in Illustration of the Yearly Administration Reports Prepared Under the Orders of Government by C. D. Maclean |page=400 |year=1879 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NwYBnQBJ2aUC&pg=PA400 |publisher=Keys}}</ref><ref name=":03">{{cite web |date=15 April 2008 |title=West Godavari district profile |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/West-Godavari-district-profile/article15203616.ece |accessdate=28 December 2017 |work=The Hindu}}</ref>

On 4 April 2022, East Godavari was further bifurcated, leading to the creation of Kakinada district. Kakinada continued as the administrative headquarters of the newly formed district.

== Geography ==
This district is surrounded in the north by [[Alluri Sitharama Raju district]], south by [[Bay of Bengal]] and [[Yanam district]], east by [[Anakapalli district]] and west by [[East Godavari district]] and [[Konaseema district]].

== Politics ==
There is 1 parliamentary and 7 assembly constituencies in Kakinada district. The parliamentary constituencies are {{bulleted list
|[[Kakinada Lok Sabha constituency]]

}}
The assembly constituencies are<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ceoandhra.nic.in/Right%20to%20Infn.Act/annex1.htm|title=District-wise Assembly-Constituencies|work=ceoandhra.nic.in}}</ref>

{|class="wikitable sortable"
!width="50px" style="font-size:75%"|Constituency number
!Name
!style="font-size:75%"|Reserved for<br/>([[Dalit|SC]]/[[Adivasi|ST]]/None)
!Parliament
|-
|35
|[[Tuni Assembly constituency|Tuni]]
|None
| rowspan="7" |[[Kakinada Lok Sabha constituency|Kakinada]]
|-
|36
|[[Prathipadu, Kakinada Assembly constituency|Prathipadu]]
|None
|-
|37
|[[Pithapuram Assembly constituency|Pithapuram]]
|None
|-
|38
|[[Kakinada Rural Assembly constituency|Kakinada Rural]]
|None
|-
|39
|[[Peddapuram Assembly constituency|Peddapuram]]
|None
|-
|41
|[[Kakinada City Assembly constituency|Kakinada City]]
|None
|-
|42
|[[Jaggampeta Assembly constituency|Jaggampeta]]
|None
|}

== Administrative divisions ==
[[File:Kakinada.png|alt=Kakinada District|thumb|Satellite view of Kakinada district|278x278px]]

The district is divided into 2 revenue divisions: [[Kakinada revenue division|Kakinada]] and [[Peddapuram revenue division|Peddapuram]], which are further subdivided into a total of 21 mandals, each headed by a sub-collector.{{citation needed|date= September 2022}}

=== Mandals ===
The list of 21 mandals in Kakinada district, divided into 2 revenue divisions, is given below.{{citation needed|date= September 2022}}
{{Div col}}
# [[Kakinada revenue division]]
## [[Pithapuram mandal|Pithapuram]]
## [[Gollaprolu mandal|Gollaprolu]]
## [[U. Kothapalli mandal|U. Kothapalli]]
## [[Karapa mandal|Karapa]]
## [[Kakinada Rural mandal|Kakinada Rural]]
## [[Kakinada Urban mandal|Kakinada Urban]]
## [[Pedapudi mandal|Pedapudi]]
## [[Thallarevu mandal|Thallarevu]]
## [[Kajuluru mandal|Kajuluru]]
# [[Peddapuram revenue division]]
## [[Samalkota mandal|Samalkota]]
## [[Peddapuram mandal|Peddapuram]]
## [[Jaggampeta mandal|Jaggampeta]]
## [[Gandepalle mandal|Gandepalle]]
## [[Kirlampudi mandal|Kirlampudi]]
## [[Tuni mandal|Tuni]]
## [[Kotananduru mandal|Kotananduru]]
## [[Prathipadu mandal, Kakinada district|Prathipadu]]
## [[Sankhavaram mandal|Sankhavaram]]
## [[Yeleswaram mandal|Yeleswaram]]
## [[Rowthulapudi mandal|Rowthulapudi]]
## [[Thondangi mandal|Thondangi]]
{{Div end}}

== Cities and towns ==
{{Unreferenced section|date=January 2022}}
{{Largest cities
| country = Kakinada district
| stat_ref = As per the [[List of urban agglomerations in Andhra Pradesh|2011 Census]]
| list_by_pop = List of towns UA in Kakinada District UA
| div_name = Division
| div_link = List of towns in Kakinada District{{!}}Division

| city_1 = Kakinada
| div_1 = Kakinada revenue division{{!}}Kakinada Division
| pop_1 = 443,028
| city_2 = Tuni
| div_2 = Kakinada revenue division{{!}}Peddapuram Division
| pop_2 = 2,53,425
| city_3 = Samalkota
| div_3 = Peddapuram revenue division{{!}Peddapuram Division
| pop_3 = 56,864
| city_4 = Pithapuram
| div_4 = Peddapuram revenue division{{!}}Kakinada Division
| pop_4 = 52,360

| city_5 = Peddapuram
| div_5 = Peddapuram revenue division{{!}}Peddapuram Division
| pop_5 = 49,477

| city_6 = Yeleswaram
| div_6 = Peddapuram revenue division{{!}}Peddapuram Division
| pop_6 = 32,957
}}

{| class="wikitable"
|+Municipal bodies in district
!S.No.
!City / Town
!Municipality
formation year
!No. of
Wards
!Civic status
of municipal body
!2011 census
population
!2001 census
population
!1991 census
population
!1981 census
population
!1971 census
population
!1961 census
population
!1951 census
population
|-
|1
|Kakinada
|1866
|50
|Municipal Corporation
|4,43,028
|3,76,861
|3,27,541
|2,40,973
|1,64,200
|1,22,865
|99,952
|-
|2
|Samalakota
|1955
|29
|Municipality Grade - 2
|56,864
|53,602
|48,760
|41,264
|34,607
|31,924
|28,180
|-
|3
|Pithapuram
|1955
|28
|Municipality Grade - 2
|54,859
|50,103
|44,061
|36,607
|31,391
|27,910
|22,040
|-
|4
|Tuni
|1950
|30
|Municipality Grade - 1
|253,425
|250,368
| 147,654
| 127,876
| 98,987
| 67,666
| 53,443
|-
|5
|Peddapuram
|1955
|29
|Municipality Grade - 2
|49,477
|45,520
|42,806
|34,319
|28,579
|24,302
|23,360
|-
|6
|Yeleswaram
|2011
|20
|Nagar Panchayat
|32,957
| --
| --
| --
| --
| --
| --
|-
|7
|Gollaprolu
|2011
|20
|Nagar Panchayat
|23,882
| --
| --
| --
| --
| --
| --
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|+Erstwhile talukas in district (non-municipal bodies)
!S.No.
!Town
!Civic Status of Town
!2011 Census
Population
|-
|1
|Prathipadu
|nagar panchayat
|40,450
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+
Census towns in district
!S.No.
!Town
!Civic status of town
!2011 census
population
|-
|1
|Arempudi [Sankhavaram]
|Census town
|5,073
|}

==Demographics==
{{bar box
|title=Religions in Kakinada district (2011)<ref name="religion">{{Cite web|date=2011|title=Population by Religion - Andhra Pradesh|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/11363/download/14476/DDW28C-01%20MDDS.XLS|website=censusindia.gov.in|publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref>
|titlebar=#Fcd116
|left1=Religion
|right1=Percent
|float=left
|bars=
{{bar percent|[[Hinduism]]|darkorange|96.78}}
{{bar percent|[[Andhra Muslims|Islam]]|green|1.47}}
{{bar percent|[[Telugu Christians|Christianity]]|dodgerblue|1.40}}
{{bar percent|Other or not stated|black|0.35}}
|caption=Distribution of religions
}}

At the time of the 2011 census, Kakinada district had a population of 20,92,374, of which 662,726 (31.67%) lived in urban areas. The district had a sex ratio of 1007 females per 1000 males. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 3,31,103 (15.82%) and 30,803 (1.47%) of the population respectively.<ref name="demographics">{{cite web |title=District Census Hand Book – East Godavari |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/158/download/282/DH_2011_2814_PART_A_DCHB_EAST_GODAVARI.pdf|website=[[Census of India]] |publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref>{{rp|85–90}}

{{Pie chart
|caption = Languages of Kakinada district (2011)<ref name="language"/>
|label1 = [[Telugu language|Telugu]] |value1 = 98.41 |color1 = steelblue
|label2 = [[Urdu]] |value2 = 1.14 |color2 = green
|label3 = Others |value3 = 0.45 |color3 = grey
}}

At the time of the 2011 census, 98.41% of the population spoke [[Telugu language|Telugu]] and 1.14% [[Urdu]] as their first language.<ref name="language">{{Cite web |title=Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Andhra Pradesh |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/10193/download/13305/DDW-C16-STMT-MDDS-2800.XLSX |website=[[Census of India]] |publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
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