Trasi

Trasi
Village

Trasi Beach
Country  India
State Karnataka
Government
  Body Gram panchayat
Languages
  Official Kannada
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
ISO 3166 code IN-KA
Vehicle registration KA
Website karnataka.gov.in

Trasi is a place on the west coast of India, 109 km from Mangalore, 203 km from Canacona, Goa, 937 km from Mumbai and 12 km north from Kundapur in Kundapura Taluk, Udupi District.

Turtle beach

Trasi beach is known for migration of turtle for laying eggs.

Christ the King Church

"Christ The King Church" was elevated to being a full-fledged parish in 1971; prior to which it was a substation of the famous and celebrated 'Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church' a parish since 1630 in Gangolli to early Goan/Portuguese settlers who migrated south from Goa around 1560.

On arrival, the settlers built a modest church building near the 'Bundar'. On being annexed to Goa in about 1629, the old building made way for a new one and then again to the final church which stands there today.

The parish caters to over 200 families today, who are descendants of the old settlers.

Island

There is a small island of about 100 meters radius which is about a kilometer offshore. This island is called Coral Island.

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