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Dakshina Kannada, Udupi & Kasaragod districts are known as Tulunadu, as Tulu is the majority language in the region.

Before 1860 Dakshina Kannada was part of a district called Canara, which was under a single administration in the Madras Presidency. In 1860, the British split the area into South Canara and North Canara.

During the reorganization of states in 1956, Kasaragod was split and transferred to the newly created Kerala state.

Acc to the 2011census Dakshina Kannada has a   population of 2,089,649, roughly equal to the nation of Macedonia or the US State of New Mexico. Dakshina Kannada literacy rate of Mangalore city is 94%.
The people who first settledhere were called Tuluvas. Billava, Mogaveera, Bunts, Koraga, Kulala, and Devadiga are the major communities of the Tuluva ethnic group. Brahmins, Vokkaligas, Dalits, the hill tribe (Koragas), Muslims and Catholics comprise rest of the population. Other than Tulu, Konkani, Kannada, Beary and Arebhashe are also spoken in this region.

Udupi district was created in August 1997. The three northern taluks, Udupi, Kundapura & Karkala were separated from Dakshina Kannada district to form Udupi district. This region is surrounded by Uttara Kannada district in the North, Dakshina Kannada district in the southern direction. Shivamoga district borders on North-East side and Chickmagalore district on East. Udupi is famous for Ashta Matha, Udupi is also one of the oldest educational centres.

According to the 2011 census Udupi district has a population of 11,77,908 roughly equal to the nation of Timor-Leste or the US State of Rhode Island. Udupi literacy rate of 86.29%. Udupi district is bound by Arabian sera in the West and the Western Ghats in the East. Land nearer to sea is plain with small hills and paddy fields, coconut gardens, etc.
Land bordering the Western Ghats in the East are covered with forests and hilly terrain. The forests are very thick in some parts and Someshwara Wild Life Sanctuary is located near Hebri and Someshwara and near Kulur. Kudremukh National Park begins 16 km away from Karkala near Mala.

Tulu, Kannada, Beary, Urdu and Konkani are the main languages spoken in this district. The Udupi and Dakshina Kannada districts are referred to as Tulunadu.