Kanara (Canara)
Karavali | |
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![]() Kanara (spotlighted in orange) occupies Karnataka's entire seaboard | |
Country | ![]() |
State | Karnataka |
Largest city | Mangalore |
Headquarters | Uttara Kannada: Karwar
Udupi: Udupi Dakshina Kannada: Mangalore |
Taluks | Uttara Kannada: Karwar, Ankola, Kumta, Honnavar, Bhatkal, Sirsi, Siddapur, Yellapur, Mundgod, Haliyal, Joida, Dandeli
Udupi: Udupi, Karkala, Kundapur, Baindur, Brahmavar, Kaup, Hebri Dakshina Kannada: Mangalore, Moodabidri, Bantwal, Belthangady, Sullia, Puttur, Kadaba |
Area | |
• Total | 18,730 km2 (7,230 sq mi) |
Languages | |
• Official | Kannada |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
Vehicle registration | |
Coastline | 320 km (200 mi) |
Sex ratio | 1,040 ♂/♀ |
Literacy | ![]() |
Kanara or Canara, also known as Karavali, is the historically significant stretch of land situated by the southwestern coast of India, alongside the Arabian Sea in the present-day Indian state of Karnataka.[1] The subregion comprises three civil districts, namely: Uttara Kannada, Udupi, and Dakshina Kannada.[2] Kassergode was included prior to the States Reorganisation Act.
Coastal Karnataka, formerly called the Canara Coast, is the part of Indias southwestern coastline north of Kerala and south of Goa. [sic]
Popularly known as Canara region or Karavali...