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Baddegama is a main town in Galle District,
Southern Province, Sri Lanka The Southern Province ( si, දකුණු පළාත ''Dakuṇu Paḷāta'', ta, தென் மாகாணம் ''Theṉ Mākāṇam'') of Sri Lanka is one of the nine provinces of Sri Lanka, the first level administrative division of ...
. Baddegama is accessible from the Southern Expressway, and is located from the Baddegama Expressway Inter Exchange and from
Colombo Colombo ( ; si, කොළඹ, translit=Koḷam̆ba, ; ta, கொழும்பு, translit=Koḻumpu, ) is the executive and judicial capital and largest city of Sri Lanka by population. According to the Brookings Institution, Colombo m ...
. 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


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

* Simon Abeywickrema * Henry Abeywickrema


See also

*
List of towns in Southern Province, Sri Lanka Southern Province is a province of Sri Lanka, containing the Galle District, Hambantota District, and Matara District. The following is a list of settlements in the province. __NOTOC__ A Abakolawewa, Abesekaragama, Abeyesekaragama, Acharig ...
{{coord, 6, 10, N, 80, 11, E, display=title, region:LK_type:city_source:GNS-enwiki Populated places in Southern Province, Sri Lanka