Kadapa district

Kadapa District, officially known as YSR Kadapa District is one of the twenty six districts in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. In the 2022 reorganisation of Andhra Pradesh districts, the district boundary was largely restricted to the Kadapa parliamentary constituency area. It is one of the eight districts in the Rayalaseema region. Kadapa is the administrative headquarters for this district. After the rejoining of Rajampeta Revenue Division into the district in 2025, now the district has two parliamentary constituencies namely Rajampeta Parliamentary Constituency and Kadapa Parliamentary Constituency. The district has one collectrate (Kadapa) and one sub-collectrate (Rajampeta). Barytes, limestone, asbestos, and uranium are major mineral resources of the district. The district is home to many religious and historic places of interest. Kodandarama Temple at Vontimitta, Sowyanadhaswami Temple at Nandalur, Attirala Sri Parasurama Swamy Temple at Rajampeta, Chennakesava Temple of Pushpagiri, Siddavatam Fort, and Gandikota Gorge are some of the famous sites located here. Thallapaka Annamacharya, a 15th-century composer and singer, hailed from this district.