Batticaloa District

Batticaloa District

மட்டக்களப்பு மாவட்டம்
මඩකලපුව දිස්ත්‍රික්කය
Batticaloa District மட்டக்களப்பு மாவட்டம்; මඩකලපුව දිස්ත්‍රික්කය
Administrative District
	Sunset at Kumburumoolai
	Location within Sri Lanka
	Administrative units of Batticaloa District in 2007
	Coordinates: 07°50′N 81°20′E / 7.833°N 81.333°E
Country	Sri Lanka
Province	Eastern
Capital	Batticaloa
DS Division	List Eravurpattu; Eravur Town; Kattankudy; Koralaipattu; Koralaipattu Central; Koralaipattu North; Koralaipattu South; Koralaipattu West; Manmunai North; Manmunaipattu; Manmunai S & Eruvilpattu; Manmunai South West; Manmunai West; Porativupattu;
Government
• District Secretary	P. S. M. Charles
• MPs	List P. Ariyanethiran ; Alim Mohammad Hisbullah ; Basheer Segu Dawood ; P. Selvarasa ; S. Yogeswaran ;
• MPCs	List Ali Ameer ; S. Chandrakanthan ; N. Indirakumar ; G. Karunakaran ; G. Krishnapillai ; M. Nadarajah ; A. F. M. Shibly ; M. S. Subair ; K. Thurairajasingam ; R. Thurairatnam ; A. N. Zainulabdeen ;
Area
• Total	2,854 km2 (1,102 sq mi)
• Land	2,610 km2 (1,010 sq mi)
• Water	244 km2 (94 sq mi) 8.55%
• Rank	9th (4.35% of total area)
Population (2012 census)
• Total	525,142
• Rank	17th (2.59% of total pop.)
• Density	180/km2 (480/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+05:30 (Sri Lanka)
Post Codes	30000-30999
Telephone Codes	065
ISO 3166 code	LK-51
Vehicle registration	EP
Official Languages	Tamil, Sinhala
Website	Batticaloa District Secretariat

Batticaloa District (Tamil: மட்டக்களப்பு மாவட்டம் Maṭṭakkaḷappu Māvaṭṭam; Sinhala: මඩකලපුව දිස්ත්‍රික්කය) is one of the 25 districts of Sri Lanka. It is part of the Eastern Province. The capital of the district is the city of Batticaloa.

Ampara District was separated from the southern part of Batticaloa District in April 1961.^[3]^[4]

Geography[change | change source]

Batticaloa District is in the east of Sri Lanka. It is part of the Eastern Province. It has an area of 2,854 square kilometres (1,102 sq mi).^[1]

References[change | change source]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 "Area of Sri Lanka by province and district" (PDF). Statistical Abstract 2011. Department of Census & Statistics, Sri Lanka.
↑ "A2 : Population by ethnic group according to districts, 2012". Census of Population & Housing, 2011. Department of Census & Statistics, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original on 2017-04-28. Retrieved 2014-01-25.
↑ "Overview". Ampara District Secretariat. Archived from the original on 2013-12-24. Retrieved 2014-01-25.
↑ Mohideen, M. I. M. (27 December 2007). "Sinhalisation of East: A reply to Minister Champika Ranawaka". The Island (Sri Lanka). Archived from the original on 5 October 2018. Retrieved 25 January 2014.

Other websites[change | change source]

Media related to Batticaloa District at Wikimedia Commons
Batticaloa District Secretariat

[area-1] 1.0 ^1.1 "Area of Sri Lanka by province and district" (PDF). Statistical Abstract 2011. Department of Census & Statistics, Sri Lanka.

[2012eth-2] "A2 : Population by ethnic group according to districts, 2012". Census of Population & Housing, 2011. Department of Census & Statistics, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original on 2017-04-28. Retrieved 2014-01-25.

[3] "Overview". Ampara District Secretariat. Archived from the original on 2013-12-24. Retrieved 2014-01-25.

[4] Mohideen, M. I. M. (27 December 2007). "Sinhalisation of East: A reply to Minister Champika Ranawaka". The Island (Sri Lanka). Archived from the original on 5 October 2018. Retrieved 25 January 2014.

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