{{Short description|Human settlement in Southern Province, Sri Lanka}} {{Infobox settlement | official_name = Balapitiya |other_name = {{lang|si|බලපිටිය}}<br />{{lang|ta|பலபிட்டிய}} | type = Town |image_skyline = |image_caption = |image_flag = |image_seal = |image_map = |map_caption = |pushpin_map = Sri Lanka |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = Sri Lanka |subdivision_type1 = Province |subdivision_name1 = Southern Province |leader_title = Mayor |leader_name = |area_total_km2 = |area_land_km2 = |population_as_of = |population_total = |population_density_km2 = auto |timezone = Sri Lanka Standard Time Zone |utc_offset = +5:30 |coordinates = {{coord|06|16|N|80|02|E|region:LK_type:city|display=title}} |elevation_m = 3 |postal_code_type = Post code |postal_code = 80550 |area_code = 091{{force singular}} |website = |footnotes = }}
'''Balapitiya''' is a coastal town, in south west Sri Lanka. It is located in the Southern Province in Sri Lanka. It is situated {{convert|80|km|abbr=on}} south of Colombo, about a two-hour drive from the capital. It is the nearest town to the Maduganga River and the closest town near the Madu Wetland.<ref name="Briggs">{{cite book | last=Briggs | first=Philip | title=Sri Lanka | publisher=Bradt Travel Guides | date=2023-03-10 | isbn=978-1-80469-150-2 | url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=XTLuEAAAQBAJ&newbks=0&printsec=frontcover&pg=PT291&dq=Balapitiya&hl=en&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=Balapitiya&f=false | access-date=2026-02-18 | page=}}</ref> Balapitiya is connected by boat, train and tuktuk from nearby coasts.<ref name="Briggs"/>
Religious composition in Balapitiya DS Division according to 2024 census data is Buddhists 66,727, Hindus 149, Islam 1,109, Roman Catholics 101, Other Christians 56, Others 8.<ref>[https://www.statistics.gov.lk//Resource/en/Population/CPH_2024/Population_Preliminary_Report.pdf Report on Basic Population Information by Districts and Divisional Secretariat Divisions] Department of Census and Statistics, 2025</ref>
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Category:Populated places in Southern Province, Sri Lanka
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