Sri Amarajeevi Potti Sri Ramulu Nellore district
| Nellore district | |
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| District of Andhra Pradesh | |
 Location of Nellore district in Andhra Pradesh |
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| Country | India |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| Administrative division | Nellore district |
| Headquarters | Nellore |
| Tehsils | 46 |
| Government | |
| • Lok Sabha constituencies | Nellore (Lok Sabha constituency) |
| • Assembly seats | 10 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 13,076 km2 (5,049 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 2,966,082 |
| • Urban | 29.07% |
| Demographics | |
| • Literacy | 69.15% |
| • Sex ratio | 986 |
| Vehicle registration | AP-26 |
| Major highways | NH 5 |
| Coordinates | 14°26′N 80°0′E / 14.433°N 80.000°ECoordinates: 14°26′N 80°0′E / 14.433°N 80.000°E |
| Website | Official website |
Nellore district (officially: Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore district), located in Coastal Andhra region is one of the 13 districts of Andhra Pradesh.The population of the district according to the Census 2011 was 2,966,082 of which 29.07% were urban. Nellore city is its administrative headquarters. The district is bordered by the Bay of Bengal to the east, Kadapa district to the west, Prakasam District to the north, Chittoor district and Thiruvallur district of Tamil Nadu to the south.
The name of the district derives from the name of the district headquarters, Nellore. The district was known as Vikrama Simhapuri until 13th Century and later it came to be referred to as Nellore. A mythological story from Sthala Purana depicts, a lingam in the form of a stone under nelli tree. The place gradually became Nelli-ooru (Nelli=Name of the Tree and ooru=place) and then to present day Nellore. Government of Andhra Pradesh officially renamed the district as Sri Potti Sri Ramulu Nellore District after the freedom fighter and revolutionary Potti Sri Ramulu, who died fasting in an attempt to achieve the formation of a separate state for the Telugu people.
With the rise of the Mauryan Empire, many parts of the Andhra Pradesh including Nellore came under its influence and was part of the Ashoka empire in the third century B.C. The caves near Nellore have inscriptions in the brahmi script used by Ashoka. The Cholas were an important dynasty in the south peninsula. The early Cholas ruled between the 1st and the 4th centuries A.D. The earliest chola inscription from 1096 A.D. was found at Jummaluru. The district was part of the first and the most famous Chola, Karikalan. He was well known for his great engineering marvel.
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