Baddegama

Not to be confused with Beddegama or Beddegama (film).

Baddegama is a main town in Galle District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka. Baddegama is accessible from the  E01  Southern Expressway, and is located 1.8 km (1.1 mi) from the Baddegama Expressway Inter Exchange and 102 km (63 mi) from Colombo.

Baddegama බද්දේගම නගරය බද්දේගම
Town
Nickname:  Baddegama Town
Baddegama Location in Sri Lanka
Coordinates: 6°10′N 80°10′E
Country	Sri Lanka
Province	Southern Province
District	Galle District
Government
• Type	Galle Municipal Council
Area
• Total	111 km2 (43 sq mi)
Population  (78,535)
• Total	78,535
• Density	708/km2 (1,830/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (Sri Lanka Standard Time)
Main Post Office : Baddegama	80200
Area code	091
Website	http://baddegama.ds.gov.lk

The main livelihood for the town was paddy cultivation but that has now changed to tea cultivation as well as rubber, coconut, cinnamon, pepper and minor export cultivation.

Religion in Baddegama DS Division (2012)^[1]

1. Buddhist (96.31%)
2. Hindu (2.18%)
3. Muslim (0.02%)
4. Roman Catholic (0.61%)
5. Other Christian (0.87%)
6. Other (0.01%)

Education

Baddegama has five main schools.

• Christ Church Boys' College (National School)
• Christ Church Girls' School (National School)
• St Anthony's College (Secondary School)
• Rathnasara College
• Roman Catholic College

Winter Ferry, Baddegama

Bus stand, Baddegama

Transport

Baddegama Main Central Bus-stand

Colombo, Galle including more than 30 destination Bus route's Start from Baddegama main bus-stand.

Notable people from Baddegama

• Simon Abeywickrema
• Henry Abeywickrema

See also

• List of towns in Southern Province, Sri Lanka

6°10′N 80°11′E