Batticaloa

Data as of · Metro Power Rankings

#2946

Global Rank

0.2

Power Score

Local Metro

% of Country Score

0.8%


Share

Sri Lanka • South Asia • Language power • Time zone Asia/Colombo UTC+5:30

Population
590K
GDP
N/A
GDP per capita
$0
Land area
1,600 km² (618 mi²)
Density
369/km² (955/mi²)

Primary city Batticaloa

State / province Eastern (Kilakku, Negenahira)

Language Sinhala

Batticaloa metro area

7.72, 81.70
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Dimension Breakdown

Value and global rank across all 16 dimensions
World #1Top 5Outside top 5

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Languages of Batticaloa

Sinhala first in Eastern (Kilakku, Negenahira); 2 languages hold a role.

RoleLanguage
De factoSinhala
AdministrativeSinhala
NationalSinhala
NationalTamil
SecondaryTamil
English reach, Eastern (Kilakku, Negenahira)
10%
Tier 3 country

Language power