Krishna district
Krishna district | |
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Ghantasala stupa | |
Location of Krishna district in Andhra Pradesh | |
| Coordinates (Machilipatnam): 16°11′40″N 81°8′58″E / 16.19444°N 81.14944°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| Region | Coastal Andhra |
| Headquarters | Machilipatnam |
| Administrative divisions | |
| Government | |
| • District collector and magistrate | D. K. Balaji IAS |
| • Superintendent of Police | Adnan Nayoom Azmi IPS |
| • Lok Sabha constituencies | 01 constituency |
| • Assembly constituencies | 07 constituencies |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,773 km2 (1,457 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 1,735,079 |
| • Density | 460/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
| Demographics | |
| • Literacy | 73.74% |
| • Sex ratio | 996 |
| Vehicle registration | AP-16 (former) AP–39, AP–40 (from 30 January 2019) |
| Major highways | NH-65, NH-216 |
| Website | krishna |
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Krishna district is a district in the Coastal Andhra region in Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, with Machilipatnam as its administrative headquarters. It is surrounded on the East by Bay of Bengal, West by Guntur, Bapatla and North by Eluru and NTR districts and South again by Bay of Bengal.