Tulu Nadu | |
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Region | |
![]() South Canara, an erstwhile district, forms the centre of the Tuluva region called 'Tulu Nad'. | |
Coordinates: 13°00′N 75°24′E / 13.00°N 75.40°E | |
Country | ![]() |
State | Karnataka, Kerala |
Districts | Dakshina Kannada, Udupi, and Kasaragod |
Founded by | Parashurama |
Largest City | Mangalore |
No. of districts & Talukas | 3 District and 18 Taluks |
Area | |
• Total | 10,432 km2 (4,028 sq mi) |
Population (2001)[3] | |
• Total | 3,957,071 |
• Density | 356.1/km2 (922/sq mi) |
Languages | |
• Official | Kannada, Malayalam |
• Spoken | Tulu, Kundagannada, Konkani, Beary, Arebhashe |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
Telephone code | 0824, 0825 |
ISO 3166 code | ISO 3166-2:IN |
Vehicle registration | KA19, KA20, KA21, KA62, KA70, KL14. |
Tulu Nadu, also called as Tulunaad, is a region on the southwestern coast of India.[4] The Tulu people, known as 'Tuluva' (plural 'Tuluver'), speakers of Tulu, a Dravidian language, are the preponderant ethnic group of this region.[5] South Canara, an erstwhile district and a historical area, encompassing the undivided territory of the contemporary Udupi, Dakshina Kannada, and Kasaragod districts, forms the cultural area of the Tuluver.[6]
Historically, Tulu Nadu lay between the Gangavali River (Uttara Kannada district) in the north and the Chandragiri River (Kasaragod taluka) in the south.[7] Currently, Tulu Nadu consists of the Udupi and Dakshina Kannada districts of Karnataka, and the northern parts of the Kasaragod district of Kerala up to the Chandragiri River.[8]
This region is not an official administrative entity.[9] However, the Tulu Nadu state movement has been gaining momentum since the Indian States Reorganisation Act, 1956.[10]
Mangalore, the second largest and a major city of Karnataka, is the chief and largest city of Tulu Nadu.[11] Udupi, Kasaragod and Puttur are the other major cities of this region.[12]
References
Tulu is a southern Dravidian language that's spoken by 1.85 million people in Dakshina Kannada, Udupi and Kerala's Kasargod district.