Kanara

Kanara (Canara)

Karavali
Kanara (Canara) Karavali
	Kanara (spotlighted in orange) occupies Karnataka's entire seaboard
Country	India
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	Sirsi KA–31; Karwar KA–30; Honnavar KA–47; Dandeli KA–65; Udupi KA–20; Mangalore KA–19; Puttur KA–21; Surathkal KA–62; Bantwal KA–70;
Coastline	320 km (200 mi)
Sex ratio	1,040 ♂/♀
Literacy	87.03% (Highest in Karnataka)

Kanara or Canara, also known as Karavali, is the historically significant stretch of land situated by the southwestern Konkan 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] Kasaragod was included prior to the States Reorganisation Act.

^ Arnold, Alison, ed. (2017). "Coastal Karnataka". The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music: South Asia: The Indian Subcontinent. Garland Encyclopedia of World Music. Routledge. ISBN 9781351544382. Coastal Karnataka, formerly called the Canara Coast, is the part of Indias southwestern coastline north of Kerala and south of Goa. [sic]
^ K., Prakashnarayana (2018). "Geography of Karnataka". Know Our Karnataka: A book for Competitive Exams. pp. 27–36. Popularly known as Canara region or Karavali...