Baddegama

Coordinates: 6°10′N 80°11′E / 6.167°N 80.183°E / 6.167; 80.183
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Baddegama
බද්දේගම නගරය
බද්දේගම
UTC+5:30 (Sri Lanka Standard Time)
Main Post Office : Baddegama
80200
Area code091
Websitehttp://baddegama.ds.gov.lk

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.

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

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

Transport

Baddegama Main Central Bus-stand

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

People from Baddegama

See also

  • List of towns in Southern Province, Sri Lanka


6°10′N 80°11′E / 6.167°N 80.183°E / 6.167; 80.183