Batticaloa District

Batticaloa District is one of the 25 districts of , the second level administrative division of the country. The district is administered by a District Secretariat headed by a District Secretary appointed by the central government of Sri Lanka.
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  • Type: district of Sri Lanka with 516,000 residents
  • Description: district of Sri Lanka
  • Also known as: “拜蒂克洛县”

Batticaloa District

Latitude
7.75° or 7° 45′ north
Longitude
81.4997° or 81° 29′ 59″ east
Population
516,000
Elevation
12 metres (39 feet)
Open location code
6MV3QF2X+2V
Geo­Names ID
1250159
Wiki­data ID
Q810960
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Batticaloa District” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “مديرية باتيكالوا”
  • Arabic: “مقاطعة باتيكالوا”
  • Bengali: “বাট্টিকালোয়া জেলা”
  • Catalan: “Batticaloa”
  • Cebuano: “Batticaloa District”
  • Chinese: “拜蒂克洛區”
  • Dutch: “Batticaloa”
  • Finnish: “Batticaloan piirikunta”
  • French: “Batticaloa (district)”
  • French: “Batticaloa”
  • Georgian: “ბატიკალოის ოლქი”
  • German: “Batticaloa (Distrikt)”
  • German: “Batticaloa”
  • Hindi: “बट्टिकलोआ जिला”
  • Indonesian: “Distrik Batticaloa”
  • Italian: “Distretto di Batticaloa”
  • Japanese: “バッティカロア県”
  • Korean: “바티칼로아구”
  • Malayalam: “ബട്ടികലോവ ജില്ല”
  • Malayalam: “മട്ടക്കളപ്പ് ജില്ല”
  • Marathi: “बट्टिकलोआ जिल्हा”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Batticaloa (distrikt)”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Batticaloa”
  • Norwegian: “Batticaloa”
  • Persian: “ناحیه باتیکالوا”
  • Polish: “Madakalapuwa”
  • Russian: “Баттикалоа”
  • Sinhala: “මඩකලපුව පරිපාලන දිස්ත්‍රික්කය”
  • Spanish: “Distrito de Batticaloa”
  • Swedish: “Batticaloa District”
  • Tamil: “மட்டக்களப்பு மாவட்டம்”
  • Ukrainian: “Баттікалоа”
  • Urdu: “باٹیکالوا ضلع”
  • Western Panjabi: “ضلع باٹیکولا”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Palamadu and Sodayankulam.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Katuweli Kulam and Samalayadipothanai.

Eastern Province: Must-Visit Destinations

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