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| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]] | | subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]] | ||
| subdivision_name2 = [[Prakasam district|Prakasam]] | | subdivision_name2 = [[Prakasam district|Prakasam]] | ||
| subdivision_type3 = [[List of mandals | | subdivision_type3 = [[List of mandals of Andhra Pradesh|Mandal]] | ||
| subdivision_name3 = Pullalacheruvu | | subdivision_name3 = [[Pullalacheruvu mandal]] | ||
| established_title = <!-- Established --> | | established_title = <!-- Established --> | ||
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| population_footnotes = <ref name="population">{{cite web |title=Population statistics |url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=669026 |website=Census of India |publisher=The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India |accessdate=27 April 2019}}</ref> | | population_footnotes = <ref name="population">{{cite web |title=Population statistics |url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=669026 |website=Census of India |publisher=The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India |accessdate=27 April 2019}}</ref> | ||
| demographics_type1 = Languages | | demographics_type1 = [[Languages\]] | ||
| demographics1_title1 = Official | | demographics1_title1 = Official | ||
| demographics1_info1 = [[Telugu language|Telugu]] | | demographics1_info1 = [[Telugu language|Telugu]] | ||
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==History== | ==History== | ||
[[File:Tanguturi Prakasam 1972 stamp of India.jpg|thumb|left|150px|Postage stamp honouring T.Prakasam]] | |||
Ongole district was created in 1970 with three revenue divisions of Kurnool, Guntur and Nellore districts. In 1972, it was renamed Prakasam district in memory of [[Tanguturi Prakasam]], freedom fighter, chief Minister of undivided Madras state and the first chief minister of Andhra Pradesh. Presently (2023), it has 38 mandals in 3 revenue divisions.<ref>{{cite web |url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131228161029/http://www.apind.gov.in/Library/District/prakasam.pdf |title = Industrial Profile of Prakasam district |work = District Info |publisher = Government of Andhra Pradesh |access-date = 2 November 2023 |archive-url = http://www.apind.gov.in/Library/District/prakasam.pdf |archive-date = 28 December 2013|url-status = dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = https://prakasam.ap.gov.in/history/ | title= Prakasam District| work= About District > History|publisher=Government of Andhra Pradesh | access-date = 2 November 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url =https://prakasam.ap.gov.in/tehsil/ | title= Prakasam district | work= About District > Administrative Setup > Divisionwise Mandal List |publisher= Government of Andhra Pradesh| access-date = 2 November 2023}}</ref> | |||
==See also== | |||
* [[Prakasam district#Administrative divisions|Revenue divisions and mandals in Prakasam district]] | |||
== References == | == References == |