Kundapura

Also known as Coondapoor, Gund Poor

Kundapra, officially Kundapura, is a town in the Udupi district of Karnataka state in India. This town was known as Coondapoor when it was part of the erstwhile South Canara district (1862–1947) of the Madras Presidency of British India. Present-day Kundapur is administered by the Kundapur Town Municipal Council and serves as the headquarters of eponymous Kundapur taluk in Udupi district.

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Place details

Locality: Mettinahole
Region: Karnataka
Country: India
Population: 30,444
Timezone: Asia/Kolkata

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Settlement.name: Kundapra
Settlement.official_name: Kundapura
Settlement.settlement_type: Town
Settlement.image_skyline: Coondapur.JPG
Settlement.mapframe: yes
Settlement.mapframe zoom: 6
Settlement.map_caption: Kundapura in Karnataka
Settlement.image_caption: Clockwise from top: Kundapur River, Main Road, Shastri Circle, Coconut tree, Anegudde Sri Vinayaka temple, Kollur Mookambika temple
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: State
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Karnataka
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Udupi
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Kundagannada
Settlement.established_title: Settled
Settlement.established_date: 1912
Settlement.named_for: Kundeshwara

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human settlement
Country: India
Located in: Karnataka
Area: 23.06
Elevation: 80
Time zone: UTC+05:30
Image: Coondapur.JPG
Dialing code: 8254

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Commons category: Kundapura
postal code: 576201
inception: 1912-00-00

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

Etymology
History
Ancient and Medieval Periods
Portuguese era
Keladi rule
Mysore and British Rule
Post Indian independence
Geography
Rivers
Demographics
Transport
Notable people
References

== Etymology == The name Kundapura can be traced to the Kundeshwara Temple built by Kundavarma of the Alupa dynasty who ruled the region in the 10th - 11th century, in the vicinity of the Panchagangavalli River. In Kundagannada language, the word "Kunda" also refers to the flower Jasmine. Where the Majority people of Kundapura grow flower Jasmine in this region which came to be called as kundapura (Land of Jasmine).

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