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East Godavari district

East Godavari district
తూర్పు గోదావరి జిల్లా
District of Andhra Pradesh
Location of East Godavari district in Andhra Pradesh
Location of East Godavari district in Andhra Pradesh
Country India
State Andhra Pradesh
Administrative division East Godavari district
Headquarters Kakinada
Tehsils 64
Government
 • Lok Sabha constituencies Kakinada, Amalapuram, Rajahmundry
 • Assembly seats 19
Area
 • Total 12,805 km2 (4,944 sq mi)
Population (2011)
 • Total 5,151,549
 • Urban 25.52%
Demographics
 • Literacy 71.35%
 • Sex ratio 1005
Vehicle registration AP-05
Major highways NH-5
Coordinates 16°57′N 82°15′E / 16.950°N 82.250°E / 16.950; 82.250Coordinates: 16°57′N 82°15′E / 16.950°N 82.250°E / 16.950; 82.250
Website Official website

East Godavari district is a district in Coastal Andhra region of Andhra Pradesh, India. Its district headquarters is at Kakinada. As of Census 2011, it became the most populous district of the state with a population of 5,151,549.Rajahmundry and Kakinada are the two largest cities in the Godavari districts in terms of population.

The district of Rajahmundry was reorganised in 1859 into two districts of Godavari and Krishna. Godavari district was further bifurcated into East and West Godavari districts in 1925. After Nov 1956's Andhra Pradesh was formed by combining parts of Naizam, Ceded and Circars, in 1959, the Bhadrachalam revenue division, consisting of Bhadrachalam and Naguru Taluks (2 Talukas in 1959 but later subdivided into Wajedu, Venkatapruram, Cherla, Dummugudem, Bhadrachalam, Nellipaka, Chinturu, Kunavaram, and Vararamachandrapuram mandals) of East Godavari district were merged into the Khammam district. After June 2014's reorganisation and division of Andhra Pradesh, the mandals of Bhadrachalam (with the exception of Bhadrachalam Temple), Nellipaka, Chinturu, Kunavaram and Vararamchandrapuram were re-added back to East Godavari District.

The district, like the rest of the Deccan was under the Nandas and Mauryas in its early history. After the fall of the Mauryan Empire, the district was under the Sathavahanas until the 3rd century under the famous poet king Hala. Coins found during excavations have revealed the rule of Gautamiputra Satakarni, Vasisthi-putra Pulumayi and Yajna Sri Satakarni. Gupta emperor Samudragupta invaded during the rule of both Pishtapura and Avamukta in the district in 350 A.D. Samudragupta's invasion was followed by the rule of the Mathara dynasty from 375 to 500. The earliest known ruler of the dynasty was Shaktivarman.


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