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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