Batticaloa

Sri Lanka / Madhakalpuwa / Batticaloa /
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Batticaloa (Tamil: மட்டக்களப்பு, Sinhala: මඩකලපුව) is a city in the Eastern province of Sri Lanka. It is the seat of the Eastern University of Sri Lanka. It is on the east coast, 69 miles (111 km) south by south east of Trincomalee, and is situated on an island.

Batticaloa is a Portuguese derivation. The original name of the region being the Sinhalese "Madda Kalapuwa" (translation: Mud Lagoon).
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batticaloa
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Coordinates:   7°43'38"N   81°41'16"E

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