Dakshina Kannada district

district of Karnataka, India

Key facts

Country: India
State: Karnataka
Division: Mysore
Region: Kanara , Tulunadu
Headquarters: Mangalore
Talukas: Mangalore Sullia Puttur Belthangady Moodabidri Bantwal Mulki Ullala Kadaba
Type: District administration
Deputy commissioner: Darshan H V
Commissioner of police mangalore city po: Sudheer Kumar Reddy CH, IPS
Superintendent of police dakshina kannad: Dr. Arun K, IPS
Mp: Captain Brijesh Chowta
Mlas: Harish Poonja ( Belthangady ), Umanatha Kotian ( Moodabidri ), Y. Bharath Shetty ( Mangalore City North ), D. Vedavyas Kamath ( Mangalore City South ), U. T. Khader ( Mangalore ), ( Mangalore City South ), U. Rajesh Naik ( Bantval ), Ashok Kumar Rai ( Puttur ), Bhagirathi Murulya ( Sullia ) (SC)

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Dakshina Kannada district is located in the state of Karnataka in India, with its headquarters in the coastal city of Mangaluru. The district covers an area nestled between the Western Ghats and the Arabian Sea. Dakshina Kannada receives abundant rainfall during the Indian monsoon. 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. According to the 2011 census of India, Dakshina Kannada district had a population of 2,089,649. It is the only district in Karnataka to have all modes of transport - road, rail, water and air - due to the presence of a major hub, Mangaluru. This financial district is also known as the Cradle of Indian banking.

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