Mangaluru
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Overview
Mangaluru in Karnataka's Dakshina Kannada district holds one of India's strategic petroleum reserves, along with Visakhapatnam and Padur. The UAE's ADNOC has invested in it.
It stands where the Netravati and Gurupura rivers meet the Arabian Sea.
New Mangalore Port is a major port that ships iron ore and handles crude for the MRPL refinery.
Mangaluru has a strategic petroleum reserve, one of three in India, along with Visakhapatnam and Padur.
It is in Dakshina Kannada district.
It is an educational and commercial centre of coastal Karnataka.
Cashew processing and tile making are traditional industries.
The airport is on a tabletop plateau, which makes landings difficult.
Geography and key facts
- Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka
- Strategic petroleum reserve
- ADNOC investment
- Netravati–Gurupura
- New Mangalore Port
Why it matters for UPSC
Asked on energy security.
Note for UPSC
International airport.
Useful for orientation and current-affairs questions on connectivity.
Asked in PYQs
No question in our Prelims bank names Mangaluru yet.
Key facts
- Type
- International airport
- State / UT
- Karnataka
- Coordinates
- 12.961°N, 74.890°E
From the Map Explorer data; positions are for orientation.
In the lessons
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