Batticaloa

Batticaloa மட்டக்களப்பு මඩකලපුව
City
Clockwise from top: Kallady Bridge, Unnichchai Tank, Fishing boats, Batticaloa Bus stand, Batticaloa Lagoon, Batticaloa Fort, Batticaloa Lighthouse
Batticaloa
Coordinates: 7°43′0″N 81°42′0″E / 7.71667°N 81.70000°E / 7.71667; 81.70000
Country	Sri Lanka
Province	Eastern
District	Batticaloa
DS Division	Manmunai North Divisional Secretariat
Government [1]
• Type	Municipal Council
• Body	Batticaloa Municipal Council
• Mayor	Thiyagarajah Saravanapavan (ITAK)
• Deputy Mayor	K. Sathiyaseelan (TNA)
• Municipal Commissioner	M. Thayaparan
• Manmunai North Secretariat	K. Karunaharan
Area
• City	75 km2 (29 sq mi)
• Metro	68 km2 (26 sq mi)
Population  (2012)[2]
• City	86,227
• Density	1,268/km2 (3,280/sq mi)
• Urban density	1,150/km2 (3,000/sq mi)
Demonym	Batticalonian/s (in Tamil: மட்டக்களப்பான்/ர்)
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (Sri Lanka Standard Time Zone)

Batticaloa (Tamil: மட்டக்களப்பு, Maṭṭakkaḷappu; Sinhala: මඩකලපුව, Maḍakalapuwa) 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 (69 mi) south of Trincomalee, and is situated on an island. Pasikudah is a popular tourist destination situated 35 km (22 mi) northwest with beaches and flat year-round warm-water shallow-lagoons.