Andhra Pradesh Capital Region
Capital Region in Andhra Pradesh, India
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Background
After the bifurcation of United Andhra Pradesh, the newly formed Government of Andhra Pradesh constituted the Andhra Pradesh Capital Region Development Authority in 2014 and the Andhra Pradesh Capital Region was formed with a extent of 7,319 km2 (2,826 mi2). The limits of the region was expanded on 22 September 2015, which resulted in addition and removal of the mandals and villages taking the total area to 8,603 km2 (3,322 mi2). As of 1 August 2020, government of Andhra Pradesh proposed three capitals, which are Visakhapatnam as the executive capital, Amaravati as the legislative capital, and Kurnool as the judicial capital, but the process was cancelled and reverted back to the original 2014 plan of a singular capital city at Amaravati on 22 November 2021.
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Administration and Jurisdiction
The Andhra Pradesh Capital Region Development Authority is responsible for the administration and governance of the entire region under the Department of Municipal Administration and Urban Development of Andhra Pradesh.
The region is partially spread across 6 districts and subdivided into 8 zones for administrative purposes. It consists of 33 complete and 25 part mandals, totaling 58 mandals with 3 municipal corporations, 10 municipalities and 1006 gram panchayats spanning across 953 revenue villages.