Manglore

Mangalore ಮಂಗಳೂರು ಕುಡ್ಲ
Corporation City
Mangaluru
Left to Right: Town Hall, Our Lady of Rosary Church, Yenepoya University, Kudroli Gokarnanatheshwara Temple, Infosys Kottara campus, Tannirbhavi Beach, Shiva statue, Forum Fiza Mall
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Coordinates: 12°51′30″N 74°49′47″E / 12.8582°N 74.8296°E / 12.8582; 74.8296Coordinates: 12°51′30″N 74°49′47″E / 12.8582°N 74.8296°E / 12.8582; 74.8296
Country	India
State	Karnataka
District	Dakshina Kannada
Region(s)	Tulu Nadu
Taluk	Mangalore
Named for	Mangaladevi
Government
• Type	Mayor–Council
• Body	Mangalore City Corporation
• Mayor	Kavita Sanil
• Deputy Mayor	Rajaneesh
• Police Commissioner	M Chandra Sekhar
Area
• Corporation City	184 km2 (71 sq mi)
Elevation	22 m (72 ft)
Population (2011)
• Corporation City	499,487
• Metro	623,841
Demonym(s)	Mangalorean, Kuḍladar, Maṅgaḷūrinavaru, Mangaluriga, Koḍiyāḷchiṁ
Languages
• Administrative	Kannada, Tulu, English
• Regional	Tulu, Konkani, Beary, Koraga, Havyaka Kannada
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	575001 to 575030
Telephone code	+91-(0)824
Vehicle registration	KA-19, KA-62
Sex ratio	1016
Human Development Index	0.83 very high
Literacy	94.03%
Website	www.mangalorecity.mrc.gov.in

Mangalore, officially known as Mangaluru, is the chief port city of the Indian state of Karnataka. It is known as Kudla in Tulu, Kodial in Konkani, Maikāla in Beary and Mangaluru in Kannada. It is located about 352 kilometres (220 mi) west of the state capital, Bengaluru between the Arabian Sea and the Western Ghat mountain ranges. It is the administrative headquarters of the Dakshina Kannada (formerly South Canara) district in south western Karnataka.

It developed as a port on the Arabian Sea—remaining, to this day, a major port of India. Lying on the backwaters of the Netravati and Gurupura rivers, Mangalore is often used as a staging point for sea traffic along the Malabar Coast. The city has a tropical climate and lies in the path of the Arabian Sea branch of the South-West monsoons. Mangalore's port handles 75 per cent of India's coffee and cashew exports. Mangalore was ruled by several major powers, including the Kadambas, Alupas, Vijayanagar Empire, Keladi Nayaks and the Portuguese. The city was a source of contention between the British and the Mysore rulers, Hyder Ali and Tipu Sultan. Eventually annexed by the British in 1799, Mangalore remained part of the Madras Presidency until India's independence in 1947. The city was unified with the state of Mysore (now called Karnataka) in 1956.