Ankola
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Place details
- Locality
- Kantri
- Region
- Karnataka
- Country
- India
- Population
- 22,249
- Timezone
- Asia/Kolkata
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Ankola
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- India Karnataka
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- right
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Karnataka, India
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Karnataka
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Uttara Kannada
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- Zonal Council
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Southern
- Settlement.subdivision_type4
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Country
- India
- Located in
- Uttara Kannada District
- Area
- +7.42
- Elevation
- +16
- Time zone
- UTC+05:30
- Shares border with
- Dandeli
- Official website
- www.ankolatown.gov.in
- Image
- India-locator-map-blank.svg
via Wikidata · CC0
Article
19 sectionsContents
- Geography
- Demographics
- Villages of Ankola
- Salt Satyagraha
- Beaches
- Culture
- Folk dance
- Festivals
- Temples
- Cuisine
- Transportation
- By roads and railways
- Nearest airports
- Ports
- Education
- Geographical orientation from Ankola
- See also
- References
- External links
Ankola is a town municipal council and taluka in the Uttara Kannada district of the Indian state of Karnataka. The town is approximately from district headquarters Karwar.
Ankola is a small town surrounded by temples, schools, paddy fields, and mango orchads. Its name derives from the common name for Alangium salviifolium, a flower that grows in nearby hills. It is located on the coast of the Laccadive Sea and has many natural beaches. Ankola is known for a native breed of mango, Kari Ishad, as well as its cashews.