title: Mangalore, Tasmania
text: # Mangalore, Tasmania
  
  Mangalore is a rural locality in the local government areas (LGA) of Brighton and Southern Midlands in the Hobart and Central LGA regions of Tasmania. The locality is about 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) north of the town of Brighton. The 2016 census has a population of 422 for the state suburb of Mangalore. It is between the townships of Bagdad and Brighton, on the Midland Highway 32 km from the capital city of Hobart.
  
  ## History
  
  Mangalore was gazetted as a locality in 1970. It is named after the city of the same name in the Indian state of Karnataka.
  
  Mangalore Post Office opened on 1 August 1891 and closed in 1969.
  
  ## Geography
  
  The Jordan River forms part of the southern boundary.
  
  ## Road infrastructure
  
  The Midland Highway (National Route 1) passes through from south-east to north-west. Route C186 (Black Brush Road) starts at an intersection with Route 1 and runs south-west until it exits.
  
  