Batticaloa region
Batticaloa region (Tamil: மட்டக்களப்புத் தேசம் Maṭṭakkaḷapput tēcam; also known as Matecalo; Baticalo;) in colonial records was the ancient region of Tamil settlements in Sri Lanka. The foremost record of this region can be seen in Portuguese and Dutch historical documents along with local inscriptions such as Sammanthurai Copper epigraphs written in 1683 CE which also mentions Mattakkalappu Desam. Although the region was bifuricated into districts of Batticaloa and Ampara Districts, the amended term "Batti-Ampara Districts" as well as “Keezhakarai” can still be seen in the Tamil print media of Sri Lanka.
| Batticaloa region மட்டக்களப்புத் தேசம் | |||||||||||
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| Territory of Colonial Ceylon | |||||||||||
| ????–1961 | |||||||||||
The map of former Batticaloa District based on a British Ceylon map of 1822 CE | |||||||||||
| Capital | Sammanthurai till 1628, Puliyanthivu 1628–1961 | ||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||
• 1881 | 105,558 | ||||||||||
• 1953 | 270,043 | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
• Tribal Native and settlements from Tamilakam | ???? | ||||||||||
| 1961 | |||||||||||
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