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 | |
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| Nickname: Baddegama Town | |
  Baddegama Location in Sri Lanka | |
| Coordinates: 6°10′N 80°10′E / 6.167°N 80.167°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.
Education
editBaddegama 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
Transport
editBaddegama Main Central Bus-stand
Colombo, Galle including more than 30 destination Bus route's Start from Baddegama main bus-stand.
People from Baddegama
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