# Baddegama Town GN division, Baddegama DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/baddegama/baddegama-town/ Grama Niladhari division · Baddegama DS Division # Baddegama Town Baddegama Town is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Baddegama DS Division, Galle District, Southern Province. It covers **0.96 km²**. Open map data shows 16 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 1.0km² - 16mapped services ## Where is Baddegama Town? Baddegama Town lies in [Baddegama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/baddegama/), [Galle District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/), [Southern Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 5 other GN divisions: [Baddegama North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/baddegama/baddegama-north/), [Baddegama South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/baddegama/baddegama-south/), [Divithura South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/welivitiya-divitura/divithura-south/), [Gothatuwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/baddegama/gothatuwa/) and [Halpathota](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/baddegama/halpathota/). By area it is the 10343rd largest of 13,978 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.4% of [Baddegama DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/baddegama/). The centre of Baddegama Town is about 92 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.1719° N, 80.1787° E. Local names: බද්දේගම නගරය . Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka). ## Things to see in and around Baddegama Town ### Nearby, outside Baddegama Town - Ruhunu Aquarium Online Store · aquarium, Kotagoda2.3 km - Tea factory Hill garden · attraction, Indurupathvila5.0 km - PABLO Boutique · gallery, Gammaduwatta8.6 km - Elephant riding · attraction, Hegoda9.1 km - Kumarakanda Beach · beach, Modara Patuwatha9.2 km - Moonstone Mines · attraction, Udakerewa9.5 km - Surf Control - Surf School & Stuff · attraction, Wewala9.6 km - Hikkaduwa Coral Reaf · attraction, Wavulagoda West9.7 km - Dive Seenigama Dive Lanka · attraction, Seenigama9.7 km - TSUNAMI PHOTO GALLERY · museum, Pereliya South9.7 km - Dodanduwa Beach II · beach, Dodandoowa9.8 km - Turtle Beach · viewpoint, Pannamgoda9.8 km Source: [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright). Named attractions, museums, viewpoints, historic sites and natural features mapped in OpenStreetMap. Places of worship are not listed. ## Know before you go: Baddegama Town - Time zoneUTC+5:30, no daylight saving · Asia/Colombo - CurrencyRupee (LKR) - Country calling code+94 - LanguagesSinhala, Tamil, English - Plug typesType D, G · 230 V - Driving sideLeft - Postcode format5 digits (#####) ### Nearest airports - Koggala Airport (KCT) · Galle25 km - Colombo Ratmalana International Airport (RML) · Colombo79 km ### Nearest railway station Kumarakanda (Gammaduwatta), about 8.9 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 12.5 hours, sunrise around 05:54) and shortest in Dec (about 11.8 hours, sunrise around 06:11, sunset around 17:57). Source: [GeoNames country and time-zone files (CC BY 4.0)](https://www.geonames.org/); [Wikidata (CC0) — plug types, mains voltage, driving side; retrieved 2026-11-03](https://www.wikidata.org/); [OurAirports (public domain)](https://ourairports.com/data/). Airports with scheduled passenger flights; straight-line distances. Daylight is calculated for the 15th of each month in local standard time. Check entry and visa rules with official government sources before travelling. ## Weather in Baddegama Town and the best time to visit Using the climate of Galle District, the warmest month is May (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jan (27 °C). About 2,174 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (334 mm) and the driest Feb (85 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to February and July**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 27 95 Feb 27 85 Mar 28 124 Apr 28 221 May 28 243 Jun 28 146 Jul 27 116 Aug 27 139 Sep 27 189 Oct 27 280 Nov 27 334 Dec 27 202 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Baddegama Town Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital District Hospital · Baddegama South 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.16293&mlon=80.17946#map=17/6.16293/80.17946) Bank NSB · Baddegama Town 0.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.17207&mlon=80.17830#map=17/6.17207/80.17830) ATM Commercial Bank of Ceylon · Cheena Koratuwa 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.03566&mlon=80.21651#map=17/6.03566/80.21651) Petrol pump Co-op Filling Station · Baddegama Town 0.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.16992&mlon=80.17945#map=17/6.16992/80.17945) Hotel Rainbow Hotel & Restaurant · Baddegama Town 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.17158&mlon=80.17464#map=17/6.17158/80.17464) Mall shopping complex · Baddegama Town 0.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.17098&mlon=80.17880#map=17/6.17098/80.17880) School Chirst Church Boy's College · Baddegama Town 0.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.17296&mlon=80.17711#map=17/6.17296/80.17711) College St. Anthony's College · Ganegama East 3.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.14752&mlon=80.19156#map=17/6.14752/80.19156) Police station Baddegama · Baddegama Town 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.17273&mlon=80.17488#map=17/6.17273/80.17488) Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). Straight-line distance from the centre of the division, within 40 km. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Baddegama Town Places mapped inside Baddegama Town in open map data, by type. - Banks5 - Petrol pumps2 - Hotels1 - Shopping malls2 - Schools3 - Pharmacies2 - Police stations1 Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown. ## Other GN divisions in Baddegama DS Division - Adurathvila - Baddegama East - Baddegama North - Baddegama South - Balagoda - Bataketiya - Boralukada - Dodangoda - Ellakanda Wathurawa - Ganegama East - Ganegama North - Ganegama South - Ganegama West - Ginimellagaha East - Ginimellagaha South - Ginimellagaha West - Gonapura - Gothatuwa - Halpathota - Halpathota Central - Hemmeliya - Horagampita - Horagampita Central - Kasideniya - Keembiela - Keradewala - Kohombanadeniya - Kotagoda - Lelkada - Madoldoowa - Mahahengoda - Mahalapitiya - Majuwana - Nayapamula - Pahala Keembiya - Pilagoda - Pituwalgoda - Sandarawala - Thelikada - Thelikada Nagaraya - Thilaka Udagama - Walpita North - Walpita South - Warakapitikanda - Wavulagala - Weweldeniya - Yahaladoowa ## Quick answers - Where is Baddegama Town?In Baddegama DS Division, Galle District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Baddegama Town?Baddegama North, Baddegama South, Divithura South, Gothatuwa and Halpathota - What is there to see in Baddegama Town?Ruhunu Aquarium Online Store, Tea factory Hill garden, PABLO Boutique, Elephant riding - What time zone is Baddegama Town in?UTC+5:30 - What currency is used in Baddegama Town?Rupee (LKR) - What language is spoken in Baddegama Town?Sinhala, Tamil, English (main languages nationally) - What is the best time to visit Baddegama Town?January to February and July - Where is the nearest hospital to Baddegama Town?District Hospital, about 1.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Baddegama Town?NSB, about 0.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Baddegama Town?Commercial Bank of Ceylon, about 16 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Baddegama Town?Co-op Filling Station, about 0.2 km from the centre - How many banks are in Baddegama Town?5 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in Baddegama Town?2 mapped - What is the P-code of Baddegama Town?LK3127020 (OCHA common operational dataset)