South Canara
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![Map of South Kanara district in 1861. The taluk of Coondapoor was then in North Kanara but was transferred to South Kanara district when North Kanara was transferred to Bombay Presidency in 1862](/Images/godic/202502/12/SouthCanara18610005.jpg")
![Temple stambha, South Canara](/Images/godic/202502/12/TempleStambha19130005.jpg")
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.