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| Coordinates | 13°00′N 75°24′E / 13.00°N 75.40°E | ||
| Country |  India |
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| Largest city | Mangalore | ||
| Population • Density |
3,005,897[1] (2001[update]) • 356.1 /km2 (922 /sq mi) |
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| Official languages | Tulu, Kannada, Konkani, Beary | ||
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| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) | ||
| Area | 8,441 km2 (3,259 sq mi) | ||
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South Canara was a district under the British empire, located at 13°00′N 75°24′E / 13.00°N 75.40°ECoordinates: 13°00′N 75°24′E / 13.00°N 75.40°E [2]. It was bifurcated in 1859 from Canara district. It was the undivided Dakshina Kannada district. It was renamed as Dakshina Kannada in 1947.
The Imperial Gazetteer of India 1908 lists South Canara, along with the Thanjavur and Ganjam districts, as the three districts of the Madras Presidency where Brahmins are most numerous.
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Languages
1961 Census
| Language | Percentage of speakers |
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| Tulu | 47.27 |
| Kannada | 20.62 |
| Konkani | 16.51 |
| Malayalam | 10.79 |
| Marathi | 2.35 |
| Urdu | 1.75 |
See also
References
- ^ "Census GIS India". Census of India. http://www.censusindiamaps.net/page/India_WhizMap/IndiaMap.htm. Retrieved 2008-03-26.
- ^ Patsy Lozupone, Bruce M. Beehler, Sidney Dillon Ripley.(2004).Ornithological gazetteer of the Indian subcontinent, p. 82.Center for Applied Biodiversity Science, Conservation International. ISBN 1881173852.
External links
- South Canara by Vikas Kamat from Kamat.com
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