Batticaloa District
Batticaloa is a district in the Eastern Province in Sri Lanka. It has an area of 2854 km ². Capital is Batticaloa.
Population
The population was 2012 525.142 people according to the census.
The historical population development
Population of the district of Batticaloa by ethnicity 1881-1971
1 Sri Lankan Tamils and Indian Tamils zusammen2 together Sri Lankan and Indian Moors and Malaien3 lowland and Kandyan Sinhalese
Until the 1963 census of 1958 outsourced Ampara District is miteingerechnet.
Population of the district according to ethnic groups in 1981, 2007 and 2012
1 Lowland and Kandyan Sinhalese zusammen2 Sri Lankan Tamils and Indian Tamils Sri Lankan Moors separately 3 only
Since large parts of the district in 2001 under the control of the LTTE were, at that time no district-wide census was held. This was made up in 2007.
Population of the district according to confessions
Demographics
Significant places
Larger towns in the district are Batticaloa, Kattankudy and Eravur.
History
From the district of Ampara District today was spun off in 1958. Because of its location on the east coast met in 2004 by an earthquake -triggered tsunami, the coast with full force. At that time, 3,177 people were killed according to official figures in Batticaloa district. More 255,000 were left homeless and subjected to partial injury.
Management
The head of the district is entitled District Secretary. The district is further divided into thirteen divisions ( under a Division Secretary ). The cities and larger towns have their own government ( municipal council or municipal council ). There were 2002 345 village administrations ( Grama Niladharis ) for 857 villages throughout the district ..