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

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

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