UDUPI DISTRICT & TALUKS, KARNATAKA

The coastal district Udupi of Karnataka state falls along the west coast of
peninsular India and is separated from the rest of peninsula by towering high Western Ghats. The district lies between 13 04’ and 13 59’ North latitude and 74 o 35’ and 75 o12’ East longitude covering an area of 3575 sq km. It is about 88 km in length and about 80 km in widest part and is bounded by Uttara Kannada district in the North, by Shimoga and Chikamagalur district in the East and by Dakshina Kannada district in the South. The district is carved out of South Canara District during 1991. The district comprises administrative subdivisions Coondapur, Udupi and Karkala Taluks. This
coastal district of Karnataka is blessed with various endowments of Nature.