Kanara

Kanara (Canara)

Karavali
Kanara (Canara) Karavali
	Kanara (spotlighted in orange) occupies Karnataka's entire seaboard
Country	India
State	Karnataka
Largest city	Mangaluru
Headquarters	Uttara Kannada: Karwar Udupi: Udupi Dakshina Kannada: Mangaluru
Taluks	Uttara Kannada: Karwar, Ankola, Kumta, Honnavar, Bhatkal, Sirsi, Siddapur, Yellapur, Mundgod, Haliyal, Joida, Dandeli Udupi: Udupi, Karkala, Kundapur, Baindur, Brahmavar, Kaup, Hebri Dakshina Kannada: Mangaluru, Moodabidri, Bantwal, Belthangady, Sullia, Puttur, Kadaba
Area
• Total	18,730 km2 (7,230 sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Kannada
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	Sirsi KA–31; Karwar KA–30; Honnavar KA–47; Dandeli KA–65; Udupi KA–20; Mangaluru KA–19; Puttur KA–21; Surathkal KA–62; Bantwal KA–70;
Coastline	320 km (200 mi)
Sex ratio	1,040 ♂/♀
Literacy	87.03% (Highest in Karnataka)

Kanara or Canara, also known as Karāvali, is the historically significant stretch of land situated by the southwestern Konkan coast of India, alongside the Arabian Sea in the present-day Indian state of Karnataka. The subregion comprises three civil districts, namely: Uttara Kannada, Udupi, and Dakshina Kannada. Kasaragod was included prior to the States Reorganisation Act.