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Ongole district came into existence on 02-02-1970 with the carving out portions of [[Markapur revenue division]] from [[Kurnool]], [[Ongole revenue division]] from [[Guntur]] and [[Kandukur revenue division]] from [[Nellore district]]s. It was renamed as [[Prakasam district]] in 1972 in memory of the eminent freedom fighter, later Chief Minister of the composite Madras State and the first Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh State, late [[Andhra Kesari]] Sri Tanguturi Prakasam Panthulu, who was born at Vinodarayuni palem, a hamlet of Kanuparthi village of Naguluppala Padu Mandal of this district. | Ongole district came into existence on 02-02-1970 with the carving out portions of [[Markapur revenue division]] from [[Kurnool]], [[Ongole revenue division]] from [[Guntur]] and [[Kandukur revenue division]] from [[Nellore district]]s. It was renamed as [[Prakasam district]] in 1972 in memory of the eminent freedom fighter, later Chief Minister of the composite Madras State and the first Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh State, late [[Andhra Kesari]] Sri Tanguturi Prakasam Panthulu, who was born at Vinodarayuni palem, a hamlet of Kanuparthi village of Naguluppala Padu Mandal of this district. | ||
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 mandals 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 = 7 September 2023}}</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 mandals 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 = 7 September 2023}}</ref> | ||
== Geography == | == Geography == | ||