Batticaloa District
Batticaloa District
மட்டக்களப்பு மாவட்டம் මඩකලපුව දිස්ත්රික්කය | |
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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 |
| Government | |
| • District Secretary | Kalamathi Pathmaraja |
| • MPs | List
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| • MPCs | List
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| 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) |
| Ethnicity (2012 census) | |
| • Sri Lankan Tamil | 381,285 (72.61%) |
| • Moor | 133,844 (25.49%) |
| • Sinhalese | 6,127 (1.17%) |
| • Burgher | 2,794 (0.53%) |
| • Other | 1,092 (0.21%) |
| Religion (2012 census) | |
| • Hindu | 338,983 (64.55%) |
| • Muslim | 133,939 (25.51%) |
| • Christian | 46,300 (8.82%) |
| • Buddhist | 5,787 (1.10%) |
| • Other | 133 (0.03%) |
| 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 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.