Batticaloa District, Eastern Province

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Batticaloa District at a glance

Batticaloa District currently has 3 quality-checked populated place pages linked on MapSof, making it easier to jump from the county overview into local city pages.

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Mapped populated places

3

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Eastern Province counties

3

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Largest city

Batticaloa

Population 86,742

Top linked places

Batticaloa 86,742 Eravur Town 22,982 Vakarai 21,000

Country	Sri Lanka
State	Eastern Province (Sri Lanka)
Postal code	30000–30999
Area	2854 km2
Official name	மட்டக்களப்பு மாவட்டம்
Latitude & Longitude	7.7500,81.4997
Capital	Batticaloa
Time Zone	Asia/Colombo
Local time	08:43:39 (16th April 2026)

Geography

Batticaloa District is located at 7°45'0"N 81°29'59"E (7.7500000, 81.4997000).