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	Kalamathi Pathmaraja
• MPs	List S. Viyalendran ; Nazeer Ahamed ; G. Karunaharan ; S. Chanthirakantyan ; Sanakkitan Rajaputhiran ;
• 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)
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.^[4]^[5]

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^ Mohideen, M. I. M. (27 December 2007). "Sinhalisation of East: A reply to Minister Champika Ranawaka". The Island (Sri Lanka).

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[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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