Mangalore Taluk | |
Settlement Type: | Taluk |
Pushpin Map: | India Karnataka#India |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Karnataka, India |
Coordinates: | 12.87°N 74.85°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Type3: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Karnataka |
Subdivision Name3: | Tulunaad (South Canara) |
Seat Type: | Headquarters |
Seat: | Mangalore City |
Government Type: | Panchayat raj |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 834 |
Population Total: | 994,602 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Kannada |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code: | 5750xx |
Registration Plate: | KA 19 |
Iso Code: | IN-KA |
Mangalore taluk is a taluk (subdistrict) in the Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka on the western coast of India. Mangalore is the administrative headquarters of the taluk. It is made up of Mangalore City Corporation, Ullal City Municipality that govern the Mangalore Urban Agglomeration,[1] Other than these there are forty-nine panchayat villages in Mangalore taluk.[2] It covers an area of 834sqkm.[3] Mangalore, Ullal and Moodabidri are the top 3 highly populated towns.[4]