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Udupi district | |
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 .jpg)    Clockwise from top-left: Udupi Sri Krishna Matha, Chaturmukha Basadi in Karkala, Kapu Beach, St. Mary's Islands near Malpe, Mookambika Temple in Kollur | |
| Nickname: Temple City | |
 Location in Karnataka | |
| Coordinates: 13°21′N 74°45′E / 13.35°N 74.75°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Karnataka |
| Region | Tulunadu[1] |
| Established | 25 August 1997 |
| Headquarters | Udupi |
| Talukas | Udupi, Karkala, Kundapura, Hebri, Byndoor, Brahmavara & Kaup |
| Government | |
| • District Commissioner | K VidyaKumari (IAS) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3,880 km2 (1,500 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 1,177,361 |
| • Density | 300/km2 (790/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Kannada |
| • Regional | Kannada, Tulu, Konkani[4] |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 576 101 |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-KA-UD |
| Vehicle registration | KA-20 |
| Coastline | 98 kilometres (61 mi) |
| Largest city | Udupi |
| Sex ratio | 1094 ♂/♀ [1] |
| Literacy | 86.24% |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Udupi-Chikmagalur |
| Precipitation | 4,302 millimetres (169.4 in) |
| Website | udupi |
Udupi district (also Udipi (IPA: [uɖupi]) in Kannada or Odipu (IPA: [oɖipu]) in Tulu language) is an [5] administrative subdivision in the Karnataka state of India, with the district headquarters in the city of Udupi. It is situated in the Canara old north Malabar coastal region. There are seven[6] taluks, 233 villages and 21 towns in Udupi district. The three northern tehsils of Udupi, Kundapur and Karkala, were partitioned from Dakshina Kannada district (South Canara) to form Udupi district on 25 August 1997.[7] Moodabidri was officially declared as new tehsil (taluk) in 2018.[8]
In February 2018, the district was split to into 3 more taluks, with Byndoor being carved out of Kundapur taluk and the Udupi taluk being split into three parts.[9] Along with the initial Udupi taluk, Kapu, Brahmavar and Hebri were created.[10]
Dinakar Babu and Sheela K Shetty of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) are the current president (Sarpanch) and vice-president of the Udupi Zilla Panchayat, respectively, after the election held at the Zilla Panchayat on 27 April 2016.[citation needed][11]
- ^ "Tulu Nadu movement gaining momentum". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 13 August 2006. Archived from the original on 24 September 2012. Retrieved 27 May 2009.
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- ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
- ^ "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Karnataka". www.censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
- ^ "Coastal Karnataka". karenvis.nic.in. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
- ^ "Thimmappa inaugurates four new taluks (tehsils) in Udupi". The Hindu. 15 February 2018. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
- ^ Prabhu, Ganesh (28 June 2019). "Proposal submitted for new building for District Hospital in Udupi". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
- ^ "Kadaba, Moodbidri taluks to be inaugurated on I-Day". Deccan Herald. 3 August 2018. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
- ^ "Udupi dist gets 3 new taluks". Deccan Herald. 14 February 2018. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
- ^ "Thimmappa inaugurates three new taluks in Udupi". The Hindu. 15 February 2018. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
- ^ "Tulu Nadu movement gaining momentum". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 13 August 2006. Archived from the original on 24 September 2012. Retrieved 27 May 2009.
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