 Although Alupas controlled part of Uttara Kannada and Shimoga of Karnataka and northern part of Kerala during the zenith, the core region consisted of the modern Tulunadu which comprises Mangalore and Udupi district (earlier it used to be a single district "Dakshina Kannada", also known as South Canara.In the ancient times, the region was referred as "Alvakheda" and during the later part of the reign, the region was referred as "Tulunadu".The term Tulunadu is still practised today while referring to the region.