Eastern Province, Sri Lanka

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province of Sri Lanka

Eastern Province, Sri Lanka is a coastal administrative region on the island’s eastern seaboard known for its ethnically diverse population, natural harbors, and key cities such as Trincomalee and Batticaloa.

Aliases (3)

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	province of Sri Lanka →
bordersBodyOfWater	Bay of Bengal → Indian Ocean →
capital	Trincomalee →
containsCity	Ampara → Batticaloa → Trincomalee →
containsDistrict	Ampara District → Batticaloa District → Trincomalee District →
country	Sri Lanka →
ethnicGroup	Burghers → Sinhalese → Sri Lankan Moors → Sri Lankan Tamils →
governingBody	Eastern Provincial Council →
hasAirport	China Bay Airport →
hasCoastlineOn	Bay of Bengal → Indian Ocean →
hasEconomicActivity	agriculture → fishing → tourism →
hasHigherEducationInstitution	South Eastern University of Sri Lanka →
hasNaturalFeature	beaches → lagoon systems → natural harbors →
hasNaturalHarbor	Trincomalee Harbour →
hasPortCity	Batticaloa → Trincomalee →
hasUniversity	Eastern University, Sri Lanka →
headOfGovernmentTitle	Chief Minister of Eastern Province →
knownFor	coastal landscapes → ethnically diverse population → natural harbors →
largestCity	Batticaloa →
legislature	Eastern Provincial Council →
locatedIn	Sri Lanka →
locatedOn	island of Sri Lanka →
locatedOnCoastOf	eastern seaboard of Sri Lanka →
officialLanguage	Sinhala → Tamil →
partOf	Eastern Development Region of Sri Lanka →
religion	Buddhism → Christianity → Hinduism → Islam →
timeZone	Sri Lanka Standard Time →
utcOffset	+5:30 →

Referenced by (28)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Batticaloa → Batticaloa Airport → Batticaloa Lagoon → Batticaloa Lighthouse → Eastern University, Sri Lanka → Marble Beach → Pigeon Island → Swami Rock → Trincomalee → Trincomalee Airport → Uppuveli Beach →	locatedIn
Jaffna ("Sri Lankan Tamil homeland") → Nilaveli Beach ("Eastern Province of Sri Lanka") → Trincomalee →	partOf
Batticaloa Fort ("Eastern Sri Lanka") → Batticaloa Lighthouse ("Eastern Sri Lanka") → Sri Lankan Moors →	region
Batticaloa Fort → Fort Frederick →	locatedInAdministrativeEntity
Batticaloa Airport ("Eastern Sri Lanka") → Eastern University, Sri Lanka →	regionServed
Northern Province, Sri Lanka →	borderedBy
Tamil people →	concentratedIn
Koneswaram Temple →	locatedInAdministrativeTerritory
Batticaloa ("Eastern Sri Lanka") →	locatedInRegion
Sri Lankan Civil War →	location
A15 coastal highway →	passesThrough
Batticaloa Airport →	serves