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Markapuram

Markapuram district in Andhra Pradesh was formed on 31 December 2025 from 21 mandals of Prakasam district. Its headquarters is Markapuram.

Markapuram is a district of Andhra Pradesh.1 It was formed on 31 December 2025.1 Its headquarters is at Markapuram.1 All of its 21 mandals came from Prakasam district.1

How the district was formed

Notification No. 524 of the Revenue Department, dated 30 December 2025, formed the district.1 Its 21 mandals (sub-districts) form two revenue divisions (groups of mandals): Markapuram and Kanigiri.1 The two districts created that day brought Andhra Pradesh’s total to 28 districts, up from 26.231

For an overview of district changes, see How the map changed.

Footnotes

  1. Government of Andhra Pradesh, Revenue (Lands-IV) Department, G.O.Ms. No. 524 (Markapuram; Gazette No. 879), 30 December 2025, final notification printed in the Andhra Pradesh Gazette, Part I Extraordinary, 30 December 2025: notification PDF p. 2, Schedule-I PDF p. 3 (archive.org (opens in a new tab)). Cite-only; paraphrased. ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5 ↩6 ↩7

  2. Chief Commissioner of Land Administration, Andhra Pradesh, letter No. Admin-II-MISC/96/2020, 4 April 2022, in the Andhra Pradesh Gazette, Part II, W. No. 13, 6 April 2022, PDF p. 1 (archive.org (opens in a new tab)). Cite-only; paraphrased. ↩

  3. Government of Andhra Pradesh, Revenue (Lands-IV) Department, G.O.Ms. No. 517 (Polavaram; Gazette No. 872), 30 December 2025, final notification printed in the Andhra Pradesh Gazette, Part I Extraordinary, 30 December 2025: notification PDF p. 2, Schedule-I PDF p. 3 (archive.org (opens in a new tab)). Cite-only; paraphrased. ↩

References

Sources (2)
  1. Government of Andhra Pradesh, Revenue (Lands-IV) Department, District administration: restructuring and formation of districts, final notifications, G.O.Ms. Nos. 514 to 532 (30 December 2025) (opens in a new tab), Andhra Pradesh Gazette, Part I Extraordinary, Nos. 869 to 887 (30 December 2025), 2025, G.O.Ms. No. 524, PDF pp. 1–3; G.O.Ms. No. 517, PDF pp. 1–3. Cite-only; paraphrased. [All rights reserved (cited, not reproduced)]
  2. Chief Commissioner of Land Administration, Andhra Pradesh, District establishment: restructuring / formation of new districts, (13) districts restructured / formed as (26) districts (CCLA letter No. Admin-II-MISC/96/2020, 4 April 2022) (opens in a new tab), Andhra Pradesh Gazette, Part II, W. No. 13 (6 April 2022), 2022, PDF p. 1. Cite-only; paraphrased. [All rights reserved (cited, not reproduced)]

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