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In 1970, the northern parts of Nellore district were transferred to the newly-created [[Prakasam district]].<ref name='Statoids'>{{cite web | url = http://www.statoids.com/yin.html | title = Districts of India | access-date = 11 October 2011 | last = Law | first = Gwillim | date = 25 September 2011 | work = Statoids}}</ref> | In 1970, the northern parts of Nellore district were transferred to the newly-created [[Prakasam district]].<ref name='Statoids'>{{cite web | url = http://www.statoids.com/yin.html | title = Districts of India | access-date = 11 October 2011 | last = Law | first = Gwillim | date = 25 September 2011 | work = Statoids}}</ref> | ||
===District formation=== | |||
Nellore district formed part of the composite Madras State till 1st October, 1953. On 1st November 1956 when the states were reorganized on a linguistic basis, this district came under the Andhra Pradesh State.<ref name= ‘nellore’>{{cite web| url = https://spsnellore.ap.gov.in/history/ | title= Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore District| publisher= Government of Andhra Pradesh| access-date = 23 September 2023}}</ref> | |||
In 1970 Prakasam district was formed from parts of Guntur, Kurnool, and Nellore districts.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210320121214/http://www.statoids.com/yin.html | title= Districts of India | work= Gwillim Law |publisher= Wayback Machine, archived 20 March 2021 | access-date = 23 September 2023}}</ref> | |||
Tirupati District formed from a part of old Chittoor district and a part from old Nellore district on 4th April, 2022.<ref>{{cite web| url =https://tirupati.ap.gov.in/history/ | title= Tirupati District | work=History |publisher= Government of AndhravPradesh | access-date = 23 September 2023}}</ref> | |||
The name of Nellore district has been changed as Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore District on 4th June, 2008. <ref name= ‘nellore’/> | |||
[[File:Damaramadugu Rice Fields.jpg|thumb|Damaramadugu rice fields in Nellore District]] | [[File:Damaramadugu Rice Fields.jpg|thumb|Damaramadugu rice fields in Nellore District]] | ||