Anantapur district
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Anantapur district అనంతపురం జిల్లా |
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| District of Andhra Pradesh | |
 Location of Anantapur district in Andhra Pradesh |
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| Country | India |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| Headquarters | Anantapur |
| Tehsils | 63 |
| Government | |
| • Lok Sabha constituencies | Anantapur, Hindupuram |
| • Assembly seats | 14 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 19,130 km2 (7,390 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 4,083,315 |
| • Urban | 28.09% |
| Demographics | |
| • Literacy | 64.28% |
| • Sex ratio | 978 |
| Vehicle registration | AP-02 |
| Major highways | NH44 |
| Coordinates | 14°42′N 77°36′E / 14.700°N 77.600°ECoordinates: 14°42′N 77°36′E / 14.700°N 77.600°E |
| Website | Official website |
Anantapur District is a district in the Rayalaseema region of Andhra Pradesh, India. The district headquarters is located at Anantapur city. As of 2011[update] Census, the district had a population of 4,083,315, of which 28.09% is urban and a literacy rate of 64.28%. It is the largest district in terms of area in Andhra Pradesh and 7th largest district in India respectively.
In 1882, Anantapuram district was formed by carving out from Bellary district.
It is the largest district of Andhra Pradesh spanning an area of 19,130 square kilometres (7,390 sq mi), comparatively equivalent to Japan's Shikoku Island. It is bounded on the north by Kurnool District, on the east by Kadapa District, on the southeast by Chittoor District, and on the southwest and west by Karnataka state. It is part of Rayalaseema region on the state. Its northern and central portions are a high plateau, generally undulating, with large granite rocks or low hill ranges rising occasionally above its surface. In the southern portion of the district the surface is more hilly, the plateau there rising to 2,000 ft (610 m). above the sea. Six rivers flow within the district: Penna, Chithravathi, Vedavathi, Papagni, Swarnamukhi, and Thadakaleru. The district receives an average annual rainfall of 381 millimetres.
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