Urwa, India

Urwa is a residential locality in the city of Mangalore, in the state of Karnataka in India.

Urwa
Locality
Urwa
Location in Mangalore city, Karnataka, India
Coordinates: 12.869121231152081°N 74.82127030380821°E / 12.869121231152081; 74.82127030380821

Urwa is famous for the Mariyamma Temple, which is popularly known as Urwa Marigudi, and also several renowned educational institutions.

Religious Places
  • Shri Mariyamma Temple :which has a got a history of 700 years, popularly known has urwa marigudi, where lakhs of people visit during annual festival
  • Immaculate Conception Church, consecrated in 1865, celebrated 150 years on 1 May 2015[1]

Educational institutions
  • St Aloysius Higher Primary School, Urwa
  • Canara High School, Urwa
  • Karavali College of Nursing
  • SCS College of Nursing
  • Ladyhill English Higher Primary School
  • Vikas College of Physiotherapy
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References
  1. Kamila, Raviprasad (25 April 2015). "Urwa Church to mark finale of 150th-year celebration on May 1" (Mangalore). The Hindu. Retrieved 13 August 2015.


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