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== History == | == History == | ||
Until February 1970, Guntur district had only eight taluks. Mangalagiri taluk was formed on 1 November 1977 by re-organising the then existing eight taluks into eleven taluks. On 25 May 1985, mandals were recognised, replacing taluks and firkas.<ref name="stats">{{cite web|title=Hand Book of Statistics 2013 Guntur District|url=http://desap.cgg.gov.in/jsp/social/Guntur%20District%20DHB%20-%202013.pdf|accessdate=9 September 2016|pages=i|format=PDF}}</ref> | Until February 1970, Guntur district had only eight taluks. Mangalagiri taluk was formed on 1 November 1977 by re-organising the then existing eight taluks into eleven taluks. On 25 May 1985, mandals were recognised, replacing taluks and firkas.<ref name="stats">{{cite web|title=Hand Book of Statistics 2013 Guntur District|url=http://desap.cgg.gov.in/jsp/social/Guntur%20District%20DHB%20-%202013.pdf|accessdate=9 September 2016|pages=i|format=PDF}}</ref> | ||
As per Gazettee No. 939, dated the 26 January 2022, the old Guntur district, formed in 1904, was split into [[Guntur district]], [[Palnadu district]] and [[Bapatla district]]. 12 madals from [[Tenali revenue division]] and 13 mandals from [[Prakasam district]] was merged into the newly formed Bapatla district. <ref>{{cite web| url = https://bapatla.ap.gov.in/history/ | title= Bapatla District | work= About District > History |publisher= Government of Andhra Pradesh| access-date = 4 September 2023}}</ref> | |||
== Demographics == | == Demographics == | ||