Vakarai (Sri Lanka)

Vakarai வாகரை වාකරේ
Town
Vakarai
Coordinates: 8°08′0″N 81°26′0″E / 8.13333°N 81.43333°E / 8.13333; 81.43333
Country	Sri Lanka
Province	Eastern
District	Batticaloa
DS Division	Koralai Pattu North

Vakarai or Vaharai (Sinhala: වාකරේ, Tamil: வாகரை), The Sinhala name වාකර is pronounced 'vākara'.It is a town in the Batticaloa District of Sri Lanka, located about 65 km Northwest of Batticaloa. The Anglicization vākari should be preferred to vāhari.

This a predominant Tamil area, and headquarters the Koralai Pathu North Division with a population around 21,000. The residents are predominantly poor fishermen or farmers.