Batticaloa is a major city in the Eastern Province, Sri Lanka, and its former capital. It is the administrative capital of the Batticaloa District. The city is the seat of the Eastern University of Sri Lanka and is a major commercial centre. It is on the east coast, 111 kilometres south of Trincomalee, and is situated on an island. Pasikudah is a popular tourist destination situat…
Batticaloa is a major city in the Eastern Province, Sri Lanka, and its former capital. It is the administrative capital of the Batticaloa District. The city is the seat of the Eastern University of Sri Lanka and is a major commercial centre. It is on the east coast, 111 kilometres south of Trincomalee, and is situated on an island. Pasikudah is a popular tourist destination situated 35 km northwest with beaches and flat year-round warm-water shallow-lagoons.
Country: Sri Lanka
Province: Eastern
District: Batticaloa
DS Division: Manmunai North Divisional Secretariat
Demonym: Batticalonian/s (in Tamil: மட்டக்களப்பான்/ர்)
Time zone: UTC+5:30 (Sri Lanka Standard Time Zone)
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