Baddegama

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|official_name = Baddegama

|other_name = බද්දේගම

|native_name = බද්දේගම නගරය

|nickname = Baddegama Town

|settlement_type = Town

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|subdivision_name1 =Southern Province

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|subdivision_name2 = Galle District

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|government_type = Galle Municipal Council

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|area_total_km2 = 111

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|population_as_of = 78,535

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|population_density_km2 = 708

|timezone =Sri Lanka Standard Time

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|postal_code_type = Main Post Office : Baddegama

|postal_code = 80200

|area_code = 091

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http://baddegama.ds.gov.lk

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Baddegama is a main town in Galle District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka. Baddegama is accessible from the E01 expressway (Sri Lanka), and is located {{convert|1.8|km|mi|abbr=on}} from the Baddegama Expressway Inter Exchange and {{convert|102|km|mi|abbr=on}} 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.

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|label1 = Buddhist

|value1 = 96.31

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|label2 = Hindu

|value2 = 2.18

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|label3 = Muslim

|value3 = 0.02

|color3 = #008800

|label4 = Roman Catholic

|value4 = 0.61

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|label5 = Other Christian

|value5 = 0.87

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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

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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

See also

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References