# Balapitiya

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{{Short description|Human settlement in Southern Province, Sri Lanka}}
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| official_name     = Balapitiya
|other_name         = {{lang|si|බලපිටිය}}<br />{{lang|ta|பலபிட்டிய}}
| type              = Town
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|pushpin_map        = Sri Lanka
|subdivision_type   = [Country](/source/List_of_countries)
|subdivision_name   = [Sri Lanka](/source/Sri_Lanka)
|subdivision_type1  = Province
|subdivision_name1  = [Southern Province](/source/Southern_Province%2C_Sri_Lanka)
|leader_title       = [Mayor](/source/Mayor)
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|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](/source/Postal_codes_in_Sri_Lanka)
|postal_code        = 80550
|area_code          = [091](/source/List_of_Sri_Lanka_telephone_codes){{force singular}}
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'''Balapitiya''' is a coastal town, in south west [Sri Lanka](/source/Sri_Lanka). It is located in the [Southern Province](/source/Southern_Province%2C_Sri_Lanka) in Sri Lanka. It is situated {{convert|80|km|abbr=on}} south of [Colombo](/source/Colombo), about a two-hour drive from the capital. It is the nearest town to the [Maduganga River](/source/Maduganga_River) and the closest town near the [Madu Wetland](/source/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](/source/tuktuk) from nearby coasts.<ref name="Briggs"/>

Religious composition in [Balapitiya DS Division](/source/Balapitiya_Electoral_District) according to 2024 census data is [Buddhists](/source/Buddhists) 66,727, [Hindus](/source/Hindus) 149, [Islam](/source/Islam) 1,109, [Roman Catholics](/source/Roman_Catholics) 101, Other [Christians](/source/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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