Balapitiya

Demographic figures from Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Balapitiya is a coastal town, in south west Sri Lanka. It is located in the Southern Province in Sri Lanka. It is situated 80 km (50 mi) 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. Balapitiya is connected by boat, train and tuktuk from nearby coasts.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

Sarath Fonseka

Sri Lankan senior army officer

Upul Tharanga

Sri Lankan cricketer

T

Thilan Thushara

Sri Lankan cricketer

S

Stanley de Silva

Sri Lankan cricketer (1956-1980)

A

A. P. de Zoysa

scholar (1890–1968)

A

Ajit de Silva

Sri Lankan cricketer

C

Colvin R. de Silva

Sri Lankan politician

Dinesh Chandimal

Sri Lankan cricketer

D

Dommie Jayawardena

Sri Lankan actor (1927–1979)

P

Patrick de Silva Kularatne

Sri Lankan politician (1893–1976)

P

Prabath Nissanka

Sri Lankan cricketer

R

Rohan Daluwatte

Sri Lankan Army general

S

Saman Jayantha

Sri Lankan cricketer

Seekkuge Prasanna

Sri Lankan cricketer

W

Weerasinghe de Silva

former Member of Parliament

Asoka de Zoysa Gunawardana

Sri Lankan judge

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Southern

• Ambalangoda
  3 mi away · pop. 21,500
• Uragasmanhandiya
  5.1 mi away · pop. 15,000
• Induruwa
  6.8 mi away · pop. 10,000
• Kahaduwa
  12.6 mi away · pop. 5,000
• Manampita
  15.4 mi away · pop. 5,000
• Pahala Keembiya
  16.9 mi away
• Labuduwa
  19.8 mi away · pop. 5,000
• Thotagoda
  19.8 mi away · pop. 5,000
• Udugama
  21 mi away · pop. 15,000
• Hiyare
  21.8 mi away · pop. 5,000
• Thalgampala
  22.5 mi away · pop. 5,000
• Heenatigala Junction
  24.5 mi away · pop. 5,000

Browse all places in Southern →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

Indian Wolf Snake

Lycodon aulicus

Seen 2026-09-17

White-throated Kingfisher

Halcyon smyrnensis

Seen 2026-09-16

Purple-faced Langur

Semnopithecus vetulus

Seen 2026-09-16

White-bellied Sea-Eagle

Icthyophaga leucogaster

Seen 2026-09-16

Common Water Monitor

Varanus salvator

Seen 2026-09-16

Southern Lowland Wetzone Purple-faced Langur

Semnopithecus vetulus vetulus

Seen 2026-09-16

Asian Openbill

Anastomus oscitans

Seen 2026-09-16

Indian Cormorant

Phalacrocorax fuscicollis

Seen 2026-09-16

Indian Flying Fox

Pteropus medius

Seen 2026-09-16

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).