South Canara



South Canara was a district of the Madras Presidency of British India, located at 13°00′N 75°24′E / 13.00°N 75.40°E. It covered the areas of the present-day districts of Dakshina Kannada and Udupi of Karnataka and the Kasaragod District of Kerala. The district was one of the most heterogeneous of Madras Presidency with , Tulu, Kannada, Konkani and Malayalam being the principal languages spoken. It was succeeded by Dakshina Kannada in 1947.