Anantapur District is one of the 23 districts in Andhra Pradesh. The district headquarters is Anantapur town.
Anantapur offers some vivid glimpses of the prehistoric past. It is generally held that the place got its name from 'Anaatasagaram', a big tank, which means "Endless Ocean".
Anantapur District was formed in the year 1882 having been separated from Bellary District.
During the year 1956, the present Revenue Mandals of Rayadurg, D.Hirehal, Kanekal, Bommanahal and Gummagatta of Bellary District were added to Anantapur District.
The District has been divided into 3 Revenue Divisions consisting of 63 Revenue Mandals (Anantapur Division 20, Dharmavaram Division 17 and Penukonda Division 26).
Wikipedia Page : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anantapur_district
Web : http://anantapur.nic.in/