Rayalseema
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Rayalaseema రాయలసీమ Hiranyaka Rastram |
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| Region of Andhra Pradesh | |
 Rayalaseema in Andhra Pradesh |
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| Country | India |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| Area | |
| • Total | 67,526 km2 (26,072 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 15,184,908 |
| • Density | 226/km2 (590/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Telugu |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+05:30) |
| Largest city |
Kurnool (by population)) Kadapa (by area) |
Rayalaseema (Rāyalasīma) is a geographic region in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It includes the four southern districts of Anantapur, Chittoor, Kadapa and Kurnool. As of 2011[update]census of India, the region with four districts has a total population of 15,184,908 and covers an area of 67,526 km2 (26,072 sq mi).
The region borders the state of Tamil Nadu to the south, Karnataka to the west and Telangana to the north.
During the British era, the Nizam of Hyderabad ceded this area to the British, and hence was called Ceded Districts. Independence, it was renamed as Rayalaseema as 'seema' was an administrative unit of the Vijayanagara Empire similar to today's districts.
The four districts of the region were part of the Madras Presidency until 1953. From 1953–1956, the region was a part of Andhra State and in 1956, the Telangana region was merged with Andhra State to form Andhra Pradesh State. On 2 February 1970, three taluks from Kurnool i.e, Markapur, Cumbum and Giddalur were merged along with some other taluks of Nellore district and Guntur district to form Prakasam district.
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