Baddegama

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Baddegama බද්දේගම නගරය බද්දේගම
Town
Nickname:  Baddegama Town
Baddegama Location in Sri Lanka
Coordinates: 6°10′N 80°10′E / 6.167°N 80.167°E / 6.167; 80.167
Country	Sri Lanka
Province	Southern Province
District	Galle District
Government
• Type	Galle Municipal Council
Area
• Total	111 km2 (43 sq mi)
Population  (78,535)
• Total	78,535
• Density	708/km2 (1,830/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (Sri Lanka Standard Time)
Main Post Office : Baddegama	80200
Area code	091
Website	http://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.