Ullal

Ullal (Tulu: ಉಲ್ಲಾಳ, Kannada: ಉಲ್ಲಾಳ Ullāḷa, Beary bashe: ಉಲ್ಲಾಲ) is a panchayat town in Dakshina Kannada district in the Indian state of Karnataka. Ullal town is one of the oldest towns in India. In 15th century it came under the rules of Portuguese. Still the remains of its glorious history can be seen in the beaches and other parts of Ullal.

U T Khader of the Indian National Congress is the current MLA of Ullal.Ullal is believed to be a strong fortress of Congress for years.

It is a small town about 8–10 km south of Mangalore close to the border between the two southern states of Karnataka and Kerala. It comprises two revenue villages, Ullal and Parmannur, in Mangalore Taluk. Ullal is located adjacent to City Corporation of Mangalore at a distance of 10 KM from District head quarters. Most of the people in ullal belong to either beary or Mogaveera ethnic group.Ullal, which was otherwise considered to be a very peaceful place became notorious for the communial riots for last few years.

It is very famous for historic locations like Someshwara Temple, Summer Sands Beach Resort, Queen Abbakka's Fort at Ranipura, Seyyad madani dargah, K Pandyarajah Ballal Institutes and college of nursing and Queen Abbakka's basadi at melangadi.

This quaint little sea town on the shore of Arabian Sea was the setting for wide-scale sea-erosion that occurred in the late 1990s and early this millennium. The local authorities however have tried to reduce the damage by placing sand bags near the advancing coastline, the benefits of this step are yet to be noted.. Adjacent to summer sands beach resort is subhash nagar. The remains of Rani Abbakka's fort can be seen in the vicinity of Someshwara Temple.

This Town is an important trading centre for fish and fish manure. Fishing and Beedi rolling are main occupations of the residents of this town.