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Baddegama is a main town in Galle District,
Southern Province, Sri Lanka
The Southern Province ( ''Dakuṇu Paḷāta'', ''Theṉ Mākāṇam'') of Sri Lanka is one of the nine provinces of Sri Lanka, the first level administrative division of the country. The provinces have existed since the 19th century but did no ...
. Baddegama is accessible from the Southern Expressway, and is located from the Baddegama Expressway Inter Exchange and from Colombo
Colombo, ( ; , ; , ), is the executive and judicial capital and largest city of Sri Lanka by population. The Colombo metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of 5.6 million, and 752,993 within the municipal limits. It is the ...
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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.
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.Notable people from Baddegama
* Simon Abeywickrema *Henry Abeywickrema
Henry Abeywickrema (27 December 1905 - 29 August 1976) was a Sri Lankan politician.
Abeywickrema was born in 1905 in Baddegama and received his education at Richmond College (Sri Lanka), Richmond College and St. Aloysius' College (Galle), St. Al ...
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.
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Abakolawewa, Abesekaragama, Abeyesekaragama, Achari ...
References
Populated places in Southern Province, Sri Lanka {{SouthernLK-geo-stub