Tulu Nadu
Tulu Nadu | |
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Region | |
South Canara, an erstwhile district, forms the centre of the Tuluva region called 'Tulu Nadu'. | |
| Coordinates: 13°00′N 75°24′E / 13.00°N 75.40°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Karnataka, Kerala |
| Districts | Dakshina Kannada, Udupi and Kasaragod |
| Largest City | Mangalore |
| No. of districts & Talukas | 3 District and 18 Taluks |
| Area | |
• Total | 10,432 km2 (4,028 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 4,574,385 |
| • Density | 440/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
| Demonyms | |
| Languages | |
| • Lingua Franca | Tulu |
| • Spoken | Tulu, Konkani, Beary, Kannada,malayalam |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Telephone code | 0824, 0825 |
| ISO 3166 code | ISO 3166-2:IN |
| Vehicle registration | KA19, KA20, KA21, KA62, KA70, KL14. |
Tulu Nadu, or Tulunad, is a region and proposed state on the southwestern coast of India. The Tulu people, known as 'Tuluva' (pl. 'Tuluver') are speakers of Tulu, a Dravidian language, and are the predominant ethnic group of the region. South Canara, a former district, encompasses the territories of the contemporary Dakshina Kannada (Kudla), Chikmagalur (Elyamagalnur), Hassan (Paesano), Udupi (Odipu), parts of Shimoga districts of Karnataka State, and Kasaragod district (Kasrod) of Kerala state. These areas collectively form the cultural region of the Tuluver.
Historically, Tulu Nadu lies between the Gangavalli River (Uttara Kannada district) and the Payyanur (Kannur district). Currently, Tulu Nadu consists of the Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts of Karnataka state and Kasaragod district of Kerala state. The region is not an official administrative entity.
Kudla (Mangalore) is the largest city of Tulu Nadu. It is the third largest city by area and fifth largest by population in Karnataka, Odipu (Udupi) and Kasrod (Kasaragod) are the other major cities of this region.
Moreover, the term "Tulunadu" is cited as "Tuḷu Nāṭṭu" in the "Akananuru", which is a classical Tamil poetic work and part of the "Eight Anthologies" (Ettuthokai) - a collection of Sangam literature composed more than 2000 years ago.