Konaseema district

Konaseema district
District of Andhra Pradesh
Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Konaseema district
Clockwise from top-left: Bhimeswara temple at Draksharama, Crop fields in Yeditha, Street of Amalapuram, Antarvedi Beach, Gummileru Jain Temple
Location of Konaseema district in Andhra Pradesh
Interactive map outlining district
Coordinates: 16°36′N 82°00′E / 16.6°N 82.0°E / 16.6; 82.0
Country	India
State	Andhra Pradesh
Region	Coastal Andhra
Formed	4 April 2022
Founded by	Government of Andhra Pradesh
Named for	B. R. Ambedkar
Headquarters	Amalapuram
Government
• District collector	Himanshu Shukla IAS
• Superintendent of Police	P Sridhar IPS[1]
• Lok Sabha constituencies	01
• Assembly constituencies	07
Area
• Total	2,081.2 km2 (803.6 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[2]
• Total	1,719,093
• Density	830/km2 (2,100/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Telugu
Time zone	UTC+05:30 (IST)
Website	konaseema.ap.gov.in

Konaseema district, (officially Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Konaseema district) is one of the 26 districts in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is situated between the tributaries of the Godavari River in the Konaseema region of Coastal Andhra. It was carved out of East Godavari district on 4 April 2022 by the Government of Andhra Pradesh. Amalapuram is the district headquarters and the largest city in this district. The district shares boundaries with West Godavari, East Godavari and Kakinada districts.