Map of Batticaloa, Sri Lanka

Batticaloa is a city in Eastern Province, Sri Lanka, with a population of about 86,742. It lies at 7.7102°N, 81.6924°E. Batticaloa is about 221 km (137 mi) northeast of Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Kalmunai, 37 km to the southeast.

Batticaloa at a glance

Where is Batticaloa?

• The 13th largest city in Sri Lanka by recorded population.
• The 3rd largest city in Eastern Province on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 11 h 40 min on the shortest day to 12 h 34 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Batticaloa

• Kalmunai — 37 km southeast
• Ampara — 46 km south
• Badulla — 107 km southwest
• Trincomalee — 109 km northwest
• Dambulla — 116 km west
• Matale — 121 km west
• Kandy — 126 km west
• Anuradhapura — 156 km northwest
• Vavuniya — 175 km northwest
• Ratnapura — 182 km southwest

Largest cities in Eastern Province

• Trincomalee — 108,420
• Kalmunai — 100,171
• Ampara — 43,720

Largest cities in Sri Lanka

• Colombo — 648,034
• Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia — 219,827
• Maharagama — 195,355
• Jaffna — 169,102
• Moratuwa — 168,280
• Negombo — 137,223
• Pita Kotte — 118,179
• Kandy — 111,701
• Trincomalee — 108,420
• Kalmunai — 100,171

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.