Baddegama

Baddegama
බද්දේගම නගරය
බද්දේගම
Nickname: 
Baddegama Town
Baddegama is located in Sri Lanka
Baddegama
Baddegama
Location in Sri Lanka
Coordinates: 6°10′N 80°10′E / 6.167°N 80.167°E / 6.167; 80.167
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceSouthern Province
DistrictGalle District
Government
 • TypeGalle Municipal Council
Area
 • Total111 km2 (43 sq mi)
Population
 (78,535)
 • Total78,535
 • Density708/km2 (1,830/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (Sri Lanka Standard Time)
Main Post Office : Baddegama
80200
Area code091
Websitehttp://baddegama.ds.gov.lk

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.

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.