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Kadapa previously Cuddapah) is one of the districts of Rayalaseema in Andhra Pradesh, India. It is named after its headquarters, the city of Kadapa. It had a population of 2,601,797 of which 22.59% were urban as of 2001.

The famous devotional singer Annamacharya hails from this district. Kadapa is also famous for its Barytes mines and Kadapa Slabs.

Kadapa had historical importance since BC era. It was connected with Mouryans in BC era and Sathavahanas in the third century AD. It was part of the area ceded to the British by Nizam. The District was formed by splitting the Ceded Districts into two in 1808 during the British rule, the other district being Bellary. The British spelt the district as Cuddapah.