MANGALORE INTRODUCTION

Overview    

  Mangalore lies between the Arabian Sea and the Western Ghat mountain ranges,is situated on the backwaters formed by convergent mouths of Netravathi and Gurupur rivers. Consequently it has waters on south and west sides. It is 350 Kms. west of Bangalore and 1026 Kms south of Bombay.

       Mangalore is the district headquarters of Dakshina Kannada or South Canara, has been a trading center for several centuries.Tulu is the majority language in the region,other languages talked here are Kannada, Konkani and Beary languages. Mangalore is called Kudla in Tulu language. Manglore is declared as 8th cleanest city in India. Mangalore's port handles 75 per cent of India's coffee exports and the bulk of the nation's cashew exports.

       Mangalore was ruled by several major powers, including the Kadambas, Vijayanagar dynasty, Chalukyas, Rashtrakutas, Hoysalas, and the Portuguese. The city was a source of contention between the British and the Mysore rulers, Hyder Ali and Tipu Sultan. Tipu Sultan built a famous outpost called Sulthan Batteri rumoured to have tunnel access till Mysore. Yet it preserves its old world charm, with coconut palms, quaint houses with terracotta tiled roofs, temples, churches and beautiful beaches.

Town Hall of Mangalore

Sultan Battery

Geography

Area: 4866 Sq. Kms.

Population: 18,96,403 (2001 Census)

Location: Located between 12 deg 57 min & 13 deg 50 min North Latitude and 74 deg & 75 deg 50 min East Latitude.

Climate: June – November – Max. 28 deg Centigrade Min. 26 deg Centigrade

               December – May – Max. 34 deg Centigrade Min. 32 deg Centigrade

Average Rainfall: 3875 mm. (Mostly in the months of June – September)

Best time to visit: October to May.

Reach-ability

By Air: Bajpe Airport (22 Kms. From Mangalore city)

By Rail: Two Railway Stations of Mangalore viz., Kankanady and Mangalore City connect it to major cities ofIndia.

By Road: Excellent Bus connections to Mangalore with Bangalore and major towns and cities of Karnataka

Distances from Mangalore (In Kms.) 

Bangalore (Via Hassan) – 361

Belgaum – 487

Bellary – 435

Bidar (via Hubli) – 805

Bijapur (Via Hubli) – 585

Chickmagalur – 155

Chitradurga – 318

Gulbarga (Via Bijapur0 – 693

Hassan – 176

Karwar – 274

Madikeri – 139

Mysore – 261

Panaji (Goa) – 385

Shimoga – 256

Udupi – 58

Distances from Mangalore to Taluk Headquarters

Bantwal – 24 Kms

Puttur – 48 Kms

Belthangady – 60 Kms

Sullia – 80 Kms