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Mangalore

Southern Asia

Mangaluru, formerly called Mangalore, is a major industrial port city in the Indian state of Karnataka on the west coast of India, between the Arabian Sea and the Western Ghats. It lies about 352 km west of Bengaluru, the state capital, 14 km north of the Karnataka-Kerala border and 297 km south of Goa. The city was historically an important centre of Indian Ocean trade on the Malabar coast, and it stands on a plain that stretches up to 30 km from the coast, with hilly terrain towards the east. As a municipal entity it spans 170 square kilometres, and the urban agglomeration had a population of 619,664 at the 2011 census.

Facts
Population
619,664 1
Area (sq km)
170 1
Elevation (m)
39 2
Elevation Band
Lowland 2
Coastal
Yes 1
Climate Zone
Tropical 1
Time Zone
UTC+05:30 3
Sources
1. Mangalore (Wikipedia)
  • Demographics
    The population of the urban agglomeration was 619,664 according to the 2011 national census of India.
  • Climate
    It has a tropical monsoon climate and is under the influence of the southwest monsoon.
  • Geography
    As a municipal entity the city spans 170 km2
  • Geography, coastal
    on the west coast of India
  • Part Of: India, Lead
    is a major industrial port city in the Indian state of Karnataka and on the west coast of India
  • In Group: Cities of Southern Asia (World), Lead
    is a major industrial port city in the Indian state of Karnataka and on the west coast of India
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2. Opentopodata (SRTM, ASTER, EU-DEM elevation API): SRTM 90 m elevation for Mangalore
Opentopodata (SRTM, ASTER, EU-DEM elevation API)Elevation lookup at the city coordinates
Quote, Elevation lookup at the city coordinates
"elevation": 39.0
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3. IANA Time Zone Database: IANA Time Zone Database, asia zone file
IANA Time Zone DatabaseHeader table of zone abbreviations, India
Quote, Header table of zone abbreviations, India
5:30 IST
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India (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationOn Continent: Asia, Lead (country the city lies in)
Quote, On Continent: Asia, Lead (country the city lies in)
India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia.
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