
Kalkudah City
Kalkudah or Kalkuda is a coastal resort town located about 35 kilometers northwest of Batticaloa, Batticaloa District, Sri Lanka. Pasikudah and Kalkudah are located few kilometers apart.
Kalkudah
Kalkudah eller Kalkuda er en kystby beliggende ca. 35 kilometer nordvest for Batticaloa, Batticaloa District, Sri Lanka. Det plejede at være et populært turistmål, men på grund af 2004 Tsunami i Det Indiske Ocean og Sri Lankas borgerkrig turistantal er faldet. Pasikudah og Kalkudah ligger få kilometer fra hinanden.
Om Batticaloa
Batticaloa er en by i den østlige provins Sri Lanka.Batticaloa er i den østlige kyst af Sri Lanka på en flad kystslette bordede af Det Indiske Ocean i øst indtager den centrale del af det østlige Sri Lanka. Batticaloa ligger på østkysten, 314 km fra Colombo. Befolkningen på 515.707 består hovedsageligt af tamiler, maurere, singalesiske, euro-asiatiske borgere (især portugisiske borgere og hollandske borgere) og indfødte Vedda befolkning.
Ris og kokosnødder er de to hæfteklammer i distriktet, og dampskibe, der handler rundt om øen, kalder regelmæssigt i havnen. Lagunen er berømt for sin "syngende fisk" formodes at være skaldyr, der giver frem musikalske noter. Distriktet har en rest af Veddahs eller vilde mænd i skoven.
Byen har fire hovedafdelinger
- Pullianthivu: Sæde for mange regeringsafdelinger og kontorer, skoler, banker religiøse steder, General Hospital, Weber Stadium og butikker. I dag findes mange NGO-kontorer, herunder ICRC, FN, UNICEF, WORLD VISION osv. også.
- Koddamunai: Skoler, Banker, Sri Lanka Telecom regionale kontor for øst, Butikker og mange offentlige kontorer er placeret. To broer kaldet Perya Palam og Puthuppalam forbinder Pulianthivu Island med Koddaminai landmasse.
- Kallady: Her er der mange regeringsbygninger og private industrier, skoler, hospitaler og Eastern University Medical Faculty. Kallady Lady Manning Bridge (den længste bro i Sri Lanka) forbinder Kallady og Arasay.
- Puthur: Det er her, den dom
Om den østlige provins
Den østlige provins er en af 9 provinser i Sri Lanka. Provinserne har eksisteret siden det 19. århundrede, men de havde ikke nogen juridisk status indtil 1987, da den 13. ændring af 1978 forfatning Sri Lanka etablerede provinsråd. Mellem 1988 og 2006 blev provinsen midlertidigt fusioneret med den nordlige provins for at danne den nordøstlige provins. Hovedstaden i provinsen er Trincomalee. Den østlige provins befolkning var 1.460.939 i 2007. Provinsen er den mest forskelligartede i Sri Lanka, både etnisk og religiøst.
Eastern provinsen har et areal på 9,996 kvadratkilometer (3,859,5 sq mi) .Provinsen er omgivet af den nordlige provins mod nord, Bengalbugten mod øst, den sydlige provins mod syd, og Uva, Central og Nordcentrale provinser mod vest. Provinsens kyst er domineret af laguner, den største er Batticaloa lagune, Kokkilai lagune, Upaar Lagoon og Ullackalie Lagoon.
About Batticaloa District
Batticaloais a city in the Eastern province of Sri Lanka.Batticaloa is in the eastern coast of Sri Lanka on a flat coastal plain boarded by the Indian Ocean in the east occupies the central part of the eastern Sri Lanka. Batticaloa is on the East coast, 314 km from Colombo. The population of 515,707 consists mainly of Tamils, Moors, Sinhalese, Euro-Asian Burghers (specifically Portuguese Burghers and Dutch Burghers) and indigenous Vedda population.
Rice and coconuts are the two staples of the district, and steamers trading round the island call regularly at the port. The lagoon is famous for its "singing fish" supposed to be shell-fish which give forth musical notes. The district has a remnant of Veddahs or wild men of the wood.
The city has four main divisions
Pullianthivu: Seat of many government department and offices, schools, banks religious places, General Hospital, Weber Stadium and Shops. Nowadays many NGO offices including ICRC, UN, UNICEF, WORLD VISION etc.are located also.
Koddamunai: Schools, Banks,Sri Lanka Telecom regional office for East, Shops and many government offices are located. Two bridges called Perya Palam and Puthuppalam are connect Pulianthivu Island with Koddaminai land mass.
Kallady: Here there are many Government buildings and private industries, schools, hospitals and Eastern University Medical Faculty. Kallady Lady Manning Bridge (the longest bridge in Sri Lanka) connects Kallady and Arasay.
Puthur: This is where the dom
About Eastern Province
The Eastern Province is one of the 9 provinces of Sri Lanka. The provinces have existed since the 19th century but they didn't have any legal status until 1987 when the 13th Amendment to the 1978 Constitution of Sri Lanka established provincial councils. Between 1988 and 2006 the province was temporarily merged with the Northern Province to form the North-East Province. The capital of the province is Trincomalee. The Eastern province's population was 1,460,939 in 2007. The province is the most diverse in Sri Lanka, both ethnically and religiously.
Eastern province has an area of 9,996 square kilometers (3,859.5 sq mi).The province is surrounded by the Northern Province to the north, the Bay of Bengal to the east, the Southern Province to the south, and the Uva, Central and North Central provinces to the west. The province's coast is dominated by lagoons, the largest being Batticaloa lagoon, Kokkilai lagoon, Upaar Lagoon and Ullackalie Lagoon.