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BATTICALOA

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Originally appearing in Volume V03, Page 533 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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BATTICALOA  ,. the provincial

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

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