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Tirupati district

Tirupati district () 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 and joins 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. The district is home to Sri City, one of the leading special economic zone (SEZ) in India. The district derived its name from its main city, Tirupati. In Tamil translation, tiru means sacred or Lakshmi and pati means abode or husband. Chittoor district#History On 26 January 2022, Balaji district was proposed to be formed from parts of Chittoor, Nellore districts as one of the twenty-six districts. Based on the feedback from public, the name was later changed to Tirupati district. The new district came into existence on 4 April 2022 with Gudur, Sullurupeta revenue divisions from Nellore district and Tirupati revenue division from Chittoor district. Srikalahasti revenue division was newly created. Tirupati district is located between the northern latitudes of 13°21′54′′ and 14°30′40′′ and between the eastern longitudes 79°5′42′′ and 80°4′10′′. This district is under Rayalaseema & Thondai Nadu regions. It is bordered by SPSR Nellore district to the north, Chittoor and Annamayya districts to the west and Tiruvallur district of Tamil Nadu to the south and Bay of Bengal to the east. The river Swarnamukhi flows through Tirupati, Srikalahasti and joins with the Bay of Bengal. The major part of Pulicat Lake is in this district. Based on the 2011 census data, Tirupati district had a population of 21,96,984, of which 850,056 (38.

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