Batticaloa City Profile
General Information
Province -
Eastern
District -
Batticaloa
Divisional
Secretariat -
Manmunai North
Electoral
District -
Batticaloa
Basic Information
Extent of Council Area : 75.09 Sq.km
Population : 92,753
Gender
- Male -
45,298 (49%)
- Female -
47,455 (51%)
Ethnic
- Sri Lankan Tamils -
82,882 89.36%
- Burgers -
4,455 4.80%
- Muslims -
4,678 5.04%
- Sinhalese -
223 0.24%
- Indian
Tamils -
515 0.56%
Families
Man Headed -
21757
Woman Headed -
3779
Villages 124
GN Divisions 48
Total Village 121
Wards 20
PHI Areas 09
ECONOMY : Fishing, Trade , Agriculture, and Tourism
CLIMATE :
- Annual rainfall : 864- 3081mm.
- Mean Annual Temperature: 32° C
Location of the City
Batticaloa Municipal Council limit coincides with the Manmunai North D.S.Division
Global Positioning System :
- North 580824.828 M
- East 598832.632 M
Boundary :
- North – Eravur Pattu Southern Boundary
- East – Bay of Bengal
- South – Kattankudy Urban Council Northern Boundary
- West – Lagoon
Mandatory Function of MC
Public
Health
–Solid
waste Management
–Waste
water Management
–Slaughter
House
–Night
Solid treatment plant
–Incinerator
–Land
fill management
–Compost
Yard
–Organic
Garden
–Prevention
of Non - Communicable Disease
–Prevention
of Communicable
Disease
(Dengue
Prevention)
Public
Utilities
–Play Ground
–Public Park
–Children Park
–Public Toilets
–Public library
–Reading Rooms
–Cemetery, Crematorium
–Pre Schools
–Green Belt
–Eco park
–Tree Planting
Public
thoroughfare
–Rural
Roads construction and maintenance
–Drainage
Construction
–Culvert
–Disaster
risk Reduction Unit
- Fire
Brigade
- Board
Service
– Building
Plan Approval
– Sub
Division
– C of
C
– Street
line
Revenue
Assessment Tax
- Ownership,
Non-vesting
- ATD
Miscellanies Revenue
- Stamp
Duty
- Leasing
- Trade
Tax
- Outside
shop rent
- Rest
house rent
- Market
shop rent
- Entertainment
tax
- Advertisement
tax