Guntur district

Guntur district is one of the twenty six districts in the Coastal Andhra region of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. The administrative seat of the district is located at Guntur, the largest city of the district in terms of area and with a population of 670,073. It has a coastline of approximately 100 km (62 mi) on the right bank of Krishna River, that separates it from Krishna district and NTR district. It is bounded on the south by Bapatla district and on the west by Palnadu district. It has an area of 2,443 km2 (943 sq mi) and with a population of 20,91,075 as per 2011 census of India.

This article is about the district. For its eponymous headquarters, see Guntur.

Guntur district
District
Clockwise from top-left: Lakshmi Narasimha Temple in Mangalagiri, Annamayya Library, Vaikuntapuram temple in Tenali, Chuttugunta centre in Guntur, Flyover in Pedavadlapudi
Location of Guntur district in Andhra Pradesh
Coordinates (Guntur): 16°18′N 80°27′E
Country India
StateAndhra Pradesh
RegionCoastal Andhra
HeadquartersGuntur
Mandals18
Government
 • District collectorSri M.Venu Gopal Reddy, IAS
 • Lok Sabha constituenciesGuntur
 • MPGalla Jayadev
 • Assembly constituencies07
Area
 • Total2,443 km2 (943 sq mi)
 • Urban
130.3 km2 (50.3 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total2,091,075
 • Density860/km2 (2,200/sq mi)
 • Urban
1,012,331
Demographics
 • Literacy67.40%
 • Sex ratio1003
Vehicle registrationAP-07 (former)
AP39 (from 30 January 2019)
Major highwaysNH-16
Websiteguntur.ap.gov.in

The district is often referred to as the Land of Chillies. It is also a major centre for agriculture, education and learning. It exports large quantities of chillies and tobacco.

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