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South Kanara

Dakshina Kannada
ದಕ್ಷಿಣ ಕನ್ನಡ
District
Pilikula Botanical Garden, Mangalore
Dakshina Kannada District
Location of Dakshina Kannada in Karnataka
Coordinates: 12°52′N 74°53′E / 12.87°N 74.88°E / 12.87; 74.88Coordinates: 12°52′N 74°53′E / 12.87°N 74.88°E / 12.87; 74.88
Country  India
State Karnataka
Region Tulu Nadu
Headquarters Mangalore City
Talukas Mangalore, Sullia, Puttur, Belthangady, Bantwal
Government
 • Deputy Commissioner K G Jagadeesha
Area
 • Total 4,559 km2 (1,760 sq mi)
Population
 • Total 2,083,625
 • Density 457/km2 (1,180/sq mi)
Languages
 • Official Tulu, Kannada
 • Regional Tulu, Konkani, Beary Bhashe, Are Bhashe, Koraga
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 5750xx(Mangalore), 574xxx
Telephone code + 91 (082xx)
Vehicle registration KA 19, KA 21, KA 62
Airport Mangaluru Airport
Seaport New Mangalore Port
Website www.dk.nic.in

Dakshina Kannada is a coastal district in the state of Karnataka in India. Sheltered by the Western Ghats on the east and surrounded by the Lakshadweep Sea on the west, Dakshina Kannada receives abundant rainfall during the monsoon. It is bordered by Udupi District to the north, Chikkamagaluru district to the northeast, Hassan District to the east, Kodagu to the southeast, and Kasaragod District in Kerala to the south. The district has 2 agroclimatic divisions namely


The district has 2 revenue subdivisions - Mangalore (consists of Mangalore, Bantwal, Moodabidri, Mulki and Vitla) and Puttur (consists of Puttur, Belthangady, Sullia and Kadaba).Mangalore city is the district headquarters of Dakshina Kannada.

The district is divided into five talukas namely Mangalore, Bantwal, Puttur, Sullia, and Belthangady. It used to include 4 northern talukas, Udupi, Kundapur, Karkala and Byndoor, but these were separated in August 1997 to form Udupi district. Dakshina Kannada, Udupi and Kasaragod are often called Tulu Nadu, as Tulu is the majority language in the region. The Alupas ruled this region between the 8th and 14th century CE as a feudatory of all the major Kannada empires of those times and it is for this reason that the Tulu speaking districts are a part of Karnataka.


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