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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Hampankatta
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| settlement_type = Heart of Mangalore, Metropolitan Centre
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| image_caption = Clock Tower circle, Hampankatta, [[Mangalore]]
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| subdivision_name2 = [[Dakshina Kannada]]
| subdivision_name3 = [[Mangalore]]
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'''Hampankatta''' (pronounced as 'Hampanakatte' in [[Tulu language|Tulu]]) is the centre of [[Mangalore|Mangalore City]], [[Karnataka]]. Hampankatta also called as Happananakatte/Hampankatte/Hampananakatte/Hampanakatte. Most of the public utilities are located here and the locality boasts the most buzzing commercial activity in the city.{{citation needed|date=July 2018}} Hampanakkatte was named by the British in 1920. Its original name was 'Appanakatte'. It was named after a person called ''Appanna Poojary'' who constructed a 'well' in the region around 1900, hence it was named Appannakatte.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.daijiworld.com/news/newsDisplay.aspx?newsID=752411 |title=Mangaluru: Century-old well discovered in heart of city during road work |date=18 September 2020 |access-date=5 January 2021 |newspaper=Daijiworld}}</ref> He used to feed his bullock cart etc. in those days and used to take rest.

==Mangalore Central==
Rail connectivity in Mangalore was established in 1907. Mangalore was also the starting point of India's longest rail route. The city has two railway stations, [[Mangalore Central]] (at Hampankatta) and [[Mangalore Junction railway station|Mangalore Junction]] (at [[Kankanadi]]).
A metre gauge railway track, built through the [[Western Ghats]], connects Mangalore with Hassan. The broad gauge track connecting Mangalore to Bangalore via Hassan was opened to freight traffic in May 2006<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/todays-paper/tp-logistics/mangalorehassan-rail-line-open-for-freight-traffic/article1732937.ece | date = 6 May 2006 |title = Mangalore-Hassan rail line open for freight traffic| access-date =5 January 2021| newspaper =The Hindu Business Line|last=Vinayak|first=A J}}</ref> and passenger traffic in December 2007.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.hindu.com/2007/11/24/stories/2007112461660400.htm| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071205201333/http://www.hindu.com/2007/11/24/stories/2007112461660400.htm| url-status=dead| archive-date=5 December 2007| date=24 November 2007 | newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|title=Bangalore-Mangalore train service from December 8 |access-date=5 January 2021 }}</ref> Mangalore is also connected to Chennai through the [[Southern Railway (India)|Southern Railway]] and to [[Mumbai]] via the [[Konkan Railway]].

Important places in Hampankatta are as follows

==Public Utilities==
*'''1. Service Bus Stand''' : This bus stand is located adjacent to Nehru Maidan near [[Statebank, Mangalore|StateBank]]. All private run express & shuttle buses to various places around Mangalore like [[Udupi]], [[Kundapur]], [[Kollur, Udupi district|Kollur]], [[Kasaragod|Kasargod]], [[Puttur, Karnataka|Puttur]], [[Karkala]], [[Moodabidri|Moodbidre]], [[Shimoga]], etc., start from this bus stand. Some of the [[Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation|KSRTC]] buses to BC road & Puttur also start from here.
*'''2. [[Mangalore Central railway station|City Railway Station]]:''' This station is now called as Mangalore Central Station. All trains having Mangalore as starting point start from this station. The trains which just pass through Mangalore will stop at [[Kankanadi]] (now known as Mangalore Junction) only. They do not come to Mangalore Central station.
*'''3. [[Town Hall, Mangalore|Town Hall]]:''' This hall mainly hosts different cultural activities like [[Tulu language|Tulu]] dramas, [[Beary language|Beary]] dramas, [[Yakshagana]]s, events of Rotaract club, [[Weight Lifting|weight lifting]] championships, etc.
*'''4. RTO:''' Regional Transport office
*'''5. [[Nehru Maidan]]:''' This playground is open for common public. People play all kinds of games. This ground is also used for political rallies, Independence day/Republic day parades, circus, exhibitions, etc.
*'''6. DC & Magistrate Office'''
*'''7. PWD (Public Works Department)'''
*'''8. Central Market'''
*'''9. City Central Library:''' This is located close to St Aloysius college. This library is run by the Mangalore city corporation. There are several branches for city central library within Mangalore.

==Hospitals==
*1. [[Wenlock District Hospital|Wenlock]] Hospital: This is the largest hospital in [[Dakshina Kannada]] district run by the state government.
*2. Lady Goschen Hospital

==Gallery==
<gallery widths=205>
Image:Clock Tower to Nehru Maidan Road in Mangalore - 2.jpg|Road linking the Clock tower circle with Nehru Maidan
Image:Clock Tower circle at Hampankatta in Mangalore - 1.jpg|Clock Tower circle junction
Image:Appana katte Mangaluru India.jpg|Appana Katte
Image:RTO and PWD office at Pandeshwar in Mangalore.jpg|RTO and PWD office
Image:Mangalore Town Hall 2012.jpg|Town Hall
Image:Near the entrance of Nehru Maidan in Mangalore.jpg|Near the entrance of Nehru Maidan
</gallery>

==Educational institutions==
*1. Milagres Pre-University College
*2. [[University College, Mangalore|University College]]
*3. [[St. Aloysius College (Mangalore)|St. Aloysius group of Institutions]]
*4. [[Kasturba Medical College]]
*5. [[Milagres School, Mangalore|Milagres School]]

==Religious Places==
*1. Sharavu Mahaganapati Temple
*2. [[Gokarnanatheshwara Temple|Kudroli temple]]
*3. [[Milagres Church (Mangalore)|Milagres Church]]
*4. [[St. Aloysius Chapel|St Aloysius Church]]
*5. Idgha Masjid, built by [[Tippu Sultan]].
*6. Noor Masjid

==Places for Leisure==
*1. [[Tagore Park]]
*2. [[Town Hall, Mangalore|Townhall]] Park
*3. [[Corporation Bank]] Park near Nehru Maidan
*4. [[Nehru Maidan]] (for sports)
*5. Central Talkies
*6. City Central Library, [[Light House Hill]]
*7. [[Ideal Ice Cream|Ideal Ice cream parlour]]
*8. [[City Centre, Mangalore|City Centre Mall]]
*9. [[Cinepolis|Cinepolis Multiplex]]

== Geographic Location ==
{{Geographic location|South=[[Attavar]]|North=Kodial Bail|East=Balmatta, Bendoor|West=Kodial Bail|Centre=Hampankatta}}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Localities in Mangalore]]
[[Category:Central business districts in India]]

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