Hampankatta (pronounced as 'Hampanakatte' in Tulu and Kannada) is the centre of Mangalore City, Karnataka.

Most of the public utilities are located here and the locality boasts the most buzzing commercial activity in the city.

Mangalore was also the starting point of India's longest rail route.

A metre gauge railway track, built through the Western Ghats, connects Mangalore with Hassan.

The broad gauge track connecting Mangalore to Bangalore via Hassan was opened to freight traffic in May 2006[2] and passenger traffic in December 2007.