Batticaloa District

Batticaloa District
மட்டக்களப்பு மாவட்டம்
මඩකලපුව දිස්ත්‍රික්කය
Sunset at Kumburumoolai
Sunset at Kumburumoolai
Location within Sri Lanka
Location within Sri Lanka
Administrative units of Batticaloa District in 2007
Administrative units of Batticaloa District in 2007
Coordinates: 07°50′N 81°20′E / 7.833°N 81.333°E / 7.833; 81.333
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceEastern
CapitalBatticaloa
DS Division
Government
 • District SecretaryKalamathi Pathmaraja
 • MPs
 • MPCs
Area
 • Total
2,854 km2 (1,102 sq mi)
 • Land2,610 km2 (1,010 sq mi)
 • Water244 km2 (94 sq mi)  8.55%
 • Rank9th (4.35% of total area)
Population
 (2012 census)
 • Total
525,142
 • Rank17th (2.59% of total pop.)
 • Density180/km2 (480/sq mi)
Ethnicity
(2012 census)[2]
 • Sri Lankan Tamil381,285 (72.61%)
 • Moor133,844 (25.49%)
 • Sinhalese6,127 (1.17%)
 • Burgher2,794 (0.53%)
 • Other1,092 (0.21%)
Religion
(2012 census)[3]
 • Hindu338,983 (64.55%)
 • Muslim133,939 (25.51%)
 • Christian46,300 (8.82%)
 • Buddhist5,787 (1.10%)
 • Other133 (0.03%)
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (Sri Lanka)
Post Codes
30000-30999
Telephone Codes065
ISO 3166 codeLK-51
Vehicle registrationEP
Official LanguagesTamil, Sinhala
WebsiteBatticaloa District Secretariat

Batticaloa District (Tamil: மட்டக்களப்பு மாவட்டம் Maṭṭakkaḷappu Māvaṭṭam; Sinhala: මඩකලපුව දිස්ත්‍රික්කය maḍakalapuva distrikkaya) is one of the 25 districts of Sri Lanka, the second level administrative division of the country. The district is administered by a District Secretariat headed by a District Secretary (previously known as a Government Agent) appointed by the central government of Sri Lanka. The capital of the district is the city of Batticaloa. Ampara District was carved out of the southern part of Batticaloa District in April 1961.[4][5]

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  4. ^ "Overview". Ampara District Secretariat. Archived from the original on 2013-12-24. Retrieved 2013-12-22.
  5. ^ Mohideen, M. I. M. (27 December 2007). "Sinhalisation of East: A reply to Minister Champika Ranawaka". The Island (Sri Lanka).

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