Teak, bamboo and rosewood trees are found in the hilly areas towards the east. The topography of the district is plain up to 30 km (18.64 mi) inside the coast and changes to undulating hilly terrain sharply towards the east in the Western Ghats. Near Mangalore, an estuary is formed by the union of the rivers Netravathi and the Gurupura which merge into the Arabian Sea. This event is called "Sangam", which in Sanskrit means confluence. At Uppinangadi, the Netravathi and Kumaradhara rivers rise during the monsoon and meet. The major rivers are Netravathi, Kumaradhara, Gurupura (Phalguni), Shambhavi, Nandini or Pavanje and Payaswini all join the Arabian sea. The soil is mostly lateritic type, characterised by high iron and aluminium content. The district geography consists of seashore in the west and Western Ghats in the east. Three taluks of the former district – Udupi, Karkala and Kundapura – formed the new Udupi district. Later, the Karnataka Government, for the purpose of administration, split the greater Dakshina Kannada district into Udupi and present day Dakshina Kannada districts on 15 August 1997. The Udupi district was formed from the northern taluks of Dakshina Kannada in 1997. Kasaragod became a district of Kerala during the Re-organization of States and Aminidivi islands later became a part of Lakshadweep. Dakshina Kannada became a district of Mysore State in 1956 which later was renamed Karnataka in 1973.
Canara district was bifurcated in 1859 to form North Canara and South Canara. South Canara was a district under the British empire which included the present Dakshina Kannada, Udupi, Kasaragod districts and Aminidivi islands. Kundapur Taluk was earlier included in North Kanara but was later re-included in South Kanara.ĭuring the Reorganisation of States in 1956, Kasaragod was split and transferred to the newly created Kerala state and Dakshina Kannada was transferred to Mysore State (present day Karnataka). In 1860, the British split the area into South Canara and North Canara, the former being retained in the Madras Presidency, while the latter was made a part of Bombay Presidency in 1862. Before 1860, Dakshina Kannada was part of a district called Kanara, which was under a single administration in the Madras Presidency. It is one of the oldest inscriptions available about Alupa dynasty. An Old Malayalam inscription ( Ramanthali inscriptions), dated to 1075 CE, mentioning king Kunda Alupa, the ruler of Alupa dynasty of Mangalore, can be found at Ezhimala (the former headquarters of Mushika dynasty) near Cannanore, in the North Malabar region of Kerala. The Alupas (ಆಳುಪರು) ruled the erstwhile Dakshina Kannada region between the 8th and 14th century CE. This financial district is also known as the Cradle of Indian banking.
It is the only district in Karnataka state to have all modes of transport like road, rail, water and air due to the presence of a major hub, Mangalore. Dakshina Kannada district is the second major district of Karnataka in all aspects after Bangalore Urban. According to the 2011 census of India, Dakshina Kannada district had a population of 2,083,625. It is bordered by Udupi district ( formerly a part of this district) to the north, Chikmagalur district to the northeast, Hassan district to the east, Kodagu to the southeast and Kasaragod district of Kerala to the south. Dakshina Kannada receives abundant rainfall during the Indian monsoon. The district covers an area nestled in between the Western Ghats to its east and the Arabian Sea to its west. It is part of the larger Tulu Nadu region. KA-19 (Hampankatta, Mangalore south), KA-21 (Puttur, Sullia, Belthangady), KA-62 (Surathkal, Mangalore north), KA-70 (B C Road)ĭakshina Kannada (formerly South Canara) is a district of Karnataka state in India, with its headquarters in the port city of Mangalore.
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