Baddegama
Town in Southern Province, Sri Lanka / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.
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Baddegama
බද්දේගම නගරය බද්දේගම | |
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Nickname: Baddegama Town | |
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 |
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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.