Tirupati district

Tirupati district
Tirupati district
District
	Clockwise from top:Sri Venkateswara Temple, Sri Kalahasteeshwara Temple, Tirupati Airport
	Location of Tirupati district in Andhra Pradesh
	Coordinates: 13°37′55″N 79°25′23″E / 13.632°N 79.423°E
Country	India
State	Andhra Pradesh
Region	Rayalaseema
Formed	4 April 2022
Founded by	Government of Andhra Pradesh
Headquarters	Tirupati
Administrative Divisions	4 revenue divisions; 34 mandals; 1107 villages;
Government
• District collector	G.Laksmisha, IAS
• SP	Krishnakanth Patel, IPS
• Lok Sabha constituencies	Tirupati Lok Sabha list
• Assembly	Assembly list
Area
• Total	8,231 km2 (3,178 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	2,196,984
• Density	270/km2 (690/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Telugu
• Regional	Telugu - 78.00%; Tamil - 16.50%; Urdu - 3.64%;
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Postal Index Number	517XXX, 524XXX
Website	tirupati.ap.gov.in

Tirupati district (pronunciation^ⓘ) is one of the eight districts of Rayalaseema region in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. The district headquarters is located at Tirupati city. This district is known for its numerous historic temples, including the Hindu shrine of Tirumala Venkateswara Temple and Sri Kalahasteeswara temple. The district is also home to Satish Dhawan Space Centre (formerly Sriharikota Range), a rocket launch centre located in Sriharikota. The river Swarnamukhi flows through Tirupati, Srikalahasti , Naidupeta, Vakadu and join into the Bay of Bengal.

The district is an educational hub and has central and state universities and institutes including IIT Tirupati, Sri Venkateswara University, National Sanskrit University, IISER Tirupati, IIIT Sri City. Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical sciences (SVIMS) , Sri Padmavati Mahila Visvavidyalayam, Sri Venkateswara Vedic University, Sri Venkateswara Veterinary University, Sri Venkateswara Agriculture College , Sri Padmavati Women's Medical College, Sri Venkateswara Ayurvedic College , Sri Venkateswara College of Physiotherapy , etc The district is home to Sri City, one of the leading special economic zone (SEZ) in India.

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