Kumta
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Kumta ಕುಮಟ |
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Kumta Sunset at Beach
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 Kumta
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| Coordinates: 14°25′N 74°24′E / 14.42°N 74.4°ECoordinates: 14°25′N 74°24′E / 14.42°N 74.4°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | Karnataka |
| Region | Coastal Karnataka |
| District | Uttara Kannada |
| Named for | Beauty |
| Government | |
| • Type | Indian National Congress |
| • Mayor | Smt. Sharadha Mohan Shetty |
| • Assistant Commissioner | G. Anuradha KAS |
| Area | |
| • Total | 15.34 km2 (5.92 sq mi) |
| Area rank | 9th |
| Elevation | 2 m (7 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 145,826 |
| • Rank | 2nd |
| • Density | 1,957.2/km2 (5,069/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Kannada |
| • Regional | Konkani |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 581 343 |
| Telephone code | +91-(0)8386 |
| Vehicle registration | KA-47 |
| Lok Sabha Constituency | Uttara Kannada (Lok Sabha constituency) |
| Climate | Mansoon (Köppen) |
| Website | www |
Kumta is a town and a taluk in the Uttara Kannada district of Karnataka, India. Kumta is about 142 km south of Margao and 58 km north of Bhatkal. It is situated 72.7 km from Karwar, the district headquarters. It is one of the important stations along the Konkan Railway line running between Mumbai and Mangalore.
Kumta was a part of the North Kanara district of the Bombay Presidency. The city came under the rule of Maratha Empire in the 1800s, who ceded it to the British at the conclusion of the Third Anglo-Maratha War in 1818. The British established Kumta city as a part of the Bombay Presidency. During the American Civil War the cotton from the southern states that fed mills in England stopped supplying and the mills started importing a variety of cotton known as 'Kumta Hatti’ this resulted in development of Kumta port.
The renowned Bengali poet and Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore, who visited Kumta in 1882, dedicated an entire chapter of his memoirs to this city. The 22-year-old Rabindranath Tagore stayed with his brother, Satyendranath Tagore, who was the district judge in North Kanara.
The city of Kumta is located on the Arabian sea coast in the district of North Kanara in the state of Karnataka. Kumta is adjacent to the vast western ghats 14°25′N 74°24′E / 14.42°N 74.4°E. It has an average elevation of 3 metres (9 feet).
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