Prakasam District is an administrative district in the state of Andhra Pradesh. The district headquarters is located at Ongole town.
The Ongole district was originally constituted on the 2 February 1970, carved out of Guntur, Nellore and Kurnool districts of Andhra Pradesh. It was renamed as Prakasam district on 12 May, 1972, in memory of the great patriot and Andhra Leader, Tanguturi Prakasam Panthulu, also known as Andhra Kesari (Lion of Andhra ) who was born in Kanuparthi village of this district.
Some of the main towns in Prakasam district are Ongole, Addanki, Markapur, Darsi, Chirala, Kandukur, Parchur, Giddaluru, Podili, Dornala, Cumbum, Kanigiri and Chimakurthi. Markapur is India's main slate manufacturing town where the historic temple of Lord Chennakesava is situated.
Wikipedia Page : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prakasam_district
Web : http://www.prakasam.nic.in/