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Ullal

Ullal
ಉಳ್ಳಾಲ
City / ನಗರ
Ullal Abbakkadevi Circle
Ullal Abbakkadevi Circle
Ullal is located in Karnataka
Ullal
Ullal
Location in Karnataka, India
Coordinates: 12°47′47″N 74°49′35″E / 12.7964°N 74.8264°E / 12.7964; 74.8264Coordinates: 12°47′47″N 74°49′35″E / 12.7964°N 74.8264°E / 12.7964; 74.8264
Country  India
State Karnataka
District Dakshina Kannada
Taluk Mangalore
Government
 • Type City Municipal Council (ನಗರಸಭೆ)
 • Body Ullal City Municipal Council
 • Council President K.Hussain Alias Kunhimonu
Area
 • Total 11.8 km2 (4.6 sq mi)
Elevation 5 m (16 ft)
Population (2011)
 • Total 53,808
 • Density 4,600/km2 (12,000/sq mi)
Languages
 • Official Kannada
 • Other Beary, Konkani, Tulu
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 575020
Vehicle registration KA 19
Length of Roads 268.97km
Number of Wards 27
Total Water Supply 4.57 MLD
Per Capita Water Supply 85 LPCD
Number of Properties 15127
Lok Sabha constituency Dakshina Kannada (Lok Sabha constituency)
Vidhan Sabha constituency Mangalore (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
Literacy 92.87%
Website www.ullalcity.mrc.gov.in

Ullal (Tulu: ಉಳ್ಳಾಲ, Kannada: ಉಳ್ಳಾಲ Uḷḷāla, Beary dialect, Konkani language: ಉಳ್ಳಾಲ) is a City Municipality in Mangalore Taluk in Dakshina Kannada district. Ullal town is one of the oldest towns in India. In the 15th century it came under the rule of the Portuguese. Still the remains of its glorious history can be seen in the beaches and other parts of Ullal.

It is a small city about 8–10 km south of Mangalore city center close to the border between the two southern states of Karnataka and Kerala. The Mangalore International Airport is 24 km away from Ullal. It comprises two revenue divisions, Ullal and Permannur, in Mangalore Taluk. Ullal is adjacent to City Corporation of Mangalore, 10 km from District headquarters - Mangalore. Most of the people in Ullal belong to either Beary or Mogaveera ethnic group.

It is very famous for historic locations like Sayyid Muhammad Shareeful Madani Darga, Sri Cheerumba Bagavathi Temple, Someshwara Temple, Someshwar Beach, Kadapara jara Darga, Summer Sands Beach Resort, Queen Abbakka Chowta's Fort at Ranipura, K Pandyarajah Ballal Institutes and college of nursing, St .Sebastian Church Permannur, Sayyid Madani Institutions, Fish Meal & Oil Plant, and Queen Abbakka's Jain temple at Melangadi.


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