Telugu Historyతెలుగు చరిత్ర

West Godavari

West Godavari district in Andhra Pradesh was formed on 4 April 2022 from part of the old West Godavari district. Its headquarters is Bhimavaram.

West Godavari is a district of Andhra Pradesh.1 The present West Godavari district was newly formed on 4 April 2022.1 Its headquarters is at Bhimavaram.1 Its land came from the old West Godavari district.1 The same day the old West Godavari district, with new borders, was renamed Eluru.2

How the district was formed

Notification No. 182 of the Revenue Department, dated 2 April 2022, formed the district.1 The notification lists 19 mandals (sub-districts).1 They are in two revenue divisions (groups of mandals): Narasapuram and Bhimavaram.1

Later changes

On 16 February 2023 a notification moved Ganapavaram mandal from Eluru district to this district.3

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. 182 (West Godavari; Gazette No. 481), 2 April 2022, final notification printed in the Andhra Pradesh Gazette, Part I Extraordinary, 3 April 2022: notification PDF p. 1, Schedule-I PDF p. 2 (archive.org (opens in a new tab)). Cite-only; paraphrased. ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5 ↩6 ↩7

  2. Government of Andhra Pradesh, Revenue (Lands-IV) Department, G.O.Ms. No. 183 (Eluru; Gazette No. 482), 2 April 2022, final notification printed in the Andhra Pradesh Gazette, Part I Extraordinary, 3 April 2022: notification PDF p. 1, Schedule-I PDF p. 2 (archive.org (opens in a new tab)). Cite-only; paraphrased. ↩

  3. Government of Andhra Pradesh, Revenue (Lands-IV) Department, G.O.Ms. No. 51, 16 February 2023, final notification in the Andhra Pradesh Gazette, Part I Extraordinary, No. 158, 16 February 2023: notification PDF p. 1, Schedule-I PDF p. 2 (archive.org (opens in a new tab)). Cite-only; paraphrased. ↩

References

Sources (2)
  1. Government of Andhra Pradesh, Revenue (Lands-IV) Department, Restructuring / formation of districts: final notifications, G.O.Ms. Nos. 173 to 198 (2 April 2022) (opens in a new tab), Andhra Pradesh Gazette, Part I Extraordinary, Nos. 472 to 497 (3 April 2022), 2022, G.O.Ms. No. 182, PDF pp. 1–2; G.O.Ms. No. 183, PDF pp. 1–2. Cite-only; paraphrased. [All rights reserved (cited, not reproduced)]
  2. Government of Andhra Pradesh, Revenue (Lands-IV) Department, West Godavari District: transfer of Ganapavaram Mandal from Eluru Revenue Division, Eluru District to Bhimavaram Revenue Division, West Godavari District: final notification, G.O.Ms. No. 51 (16 February 2023) (opens in a new tab), Andhra Pradesh Gazette, Part I Extraordinary, No. 158 (16 February 2023), 2023, PDF pp. 1–2. Cite-only; paraphrased. [All rights reserved (cited, not reproduced)]

Spotted an error on this page? Tell us

Last updated: