This city is named after Mangala Devi. Ooru means place and Pura means locality in Kannada. Call as Mangala Ooru or Mangala Pura means same.
In Kannada, it is Mangala ooru = Mangaluru or Mangalore. Railways should not refer Mangalore as Mangalapuram. Creating confusion.
Of course in Tulu, people refer this city as Kudla, which is very popular.
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On a different note, in Kannada, ,കോഴിക്കോട് Kozhikode is always referred as Kallikote (ಕಲ್ಲೀಕೋಟೆ). But buses oroginating from Mysore write this as ಕೋಝೀಕೋಡ್ (Kojikode) confusing both Kannadigas and Malayalees.
How about Kasaragod's Hosadurga ಹೊಸದುರ್ಗ called as Puthiyakotta പുതിയ കോട്ട in Malayalam? Utter confusion
please wait...Translate to EnglishThis city is named after Mangala Devi. In Kannada, Mangala Ooru is the same as Mangaluru or Mangalore. Don't call Mangalore Mangalapuram, it causes confusion. In Tulu, they call it Kudla which is very popular. On a different note, in Kannada, Kozhikode is always referred to as Kallikote, but buses from Mysore write it as Kojikode which confuses people. How about Hosadurga in Kasaragod called Puthiyakotta in Malayalam? Total confusion.