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Encyclopedia Britannica



BATTICALOA

This article appears in Volume V03, Page 533 of the Encyclopedia Britannica.

Encyclopedia Britannica - Main :: BAR-BEC
BATTICALOA ,. the provincial
capital
  of the eastern province of Ceylon, on the E.
coast
 , 69 m. S.S.E. of Trincomalee, situated on an island in lat. 7 44' N. and long. 81 52' E. It is of importance for its haven and the adjacent salt lagoons. The population of the town in 1901 was 9969; of the
district
  (2872 sq. m.) 145,161. The old Dutch fort
dates
  from 1682. Batticaloa.is the seat of a government agent and
district
  judge; criminal sessions of the supreme court are also held.
Rice
  and cocoanuts are the two staples of the district, and steamers trading round the island
call
  regularly at the port. The lagoon is famous for its " singing fish," supposed to be shell-fish which give forth musical notes. The district has a remnant of Veddahs or wild men of the
wood
 . The ave=age annual rainfall is 552 in.; the average temperature 80.4 F.


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