Balapitiya is a coastal town, in south west
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, also known historically as Ceylon, is an island country in South Asia. It lies in the Indian Ocean, southwest of the Bay of Bengal, separated from the Indian subcontinent, ...
. It is located in the
Southern Province in Sri Lanka. It is situated south of
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 ...
, about a two-hour drive from the capital. It is the nearest town to the
Maduganga River. Old Ceylon Moors Family https://www.worldgenweb.org/lkawgw/gen422.html.
Religious composition in Balapitiya DS Division according to 2012 census data is Buddhists 65,993-97.87%,Islam 1,136-1.68%,Roman Catholics 126-0.19%,Other Christians 94-0.14%,Hindus 77-0.11%,Others 6-0.01%.
Populated places in Southern Province, Sri Lanka
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