Districts of Sri Lanka - Batticaloa District, Trincomalee District, Mannar District, Ampara District, Jaffna District, Kilinochchi District (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 23. Chapters: Batticaloa District, Trincomalee District, Mannar District, Ampara District, Jaffna District, Kilinochchi District, Mullaitivu District, Vavuniya District, Gampaha District, ISO 3166-2: LK, Galle District, Hambantota District, Kegalle District, Badulla District, Nuwara Eliya District, Kandy District, Ratnapura District, Matale District, Anuradhapura District, Colombo District, Kalutara District, Moneragala District, Puttalam District, Kurunegala District, Matara District, Polonnaruwa District, Malaya Rata. Excerpt: Batticaloa district (Tamil: Ma akka appu, Sinhala: Ma akalapuva) is one of the 25 administrative districts of Sri Lanka. The district is administered by a District Secretariat headed by a District Secretary (previously known as a Government Agent) appointed by the central government of Sri Lanka. The headquarters is located in Batticaloa town. Ampara district was carved out of the southern part of Batticaloa district in 1958. Natural disasters affected the Eastern Province population throughout history. Nagas and Yakshas are the first settlers of the island. As such it has been a target of destruction and settlement by various races. The local population is a mixture of Tamils and Sinhalese. Ancient name of Tamiravarni derives from the colour of the soil. Tamira means red. Varni means colour. Thus the name Vanni or Varni and it is a mutated name from Tamiravarni, Tambravarni, Tambapanni or Tammanna. A river called Tamirabharani is located in Tuticorin area and there was a connection of land which kept both countries together during ancient times. The name Tamil is derived from Tamir. Mahawamsa narrates that Prince Vijaya, a cruel lawless bandit prince and 700 drifter gangsters who were banished from their motherland, landed in Sri Lanka at this place around 500 B.C. and called this place Tambapanni. They ...