Kumta
KUMTA, or COOMPTA, a sea-coast town of India, in the North Kanara district of Bombay, 40 m. S. of Karwar. Pop. (1901), 10,818. It has an open roadstead, with a considerable trade. Carving in sandal-wood is a speciality. The commercial importance of Kumta has declined since the opening of the Southern Mahratta railway system.
Note - this article incorporates content from Encyclopaedia Britannica, Eleventh Edition, (1910-1911)
