Wadduwa

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

Overview

Wadduwa is a town in the Western Province of Sri Lanka. It is situated on the western coast of Sri Lanka, about 33 km (21 mi) south of Colombo. It spans from 30.5 to 36.5 km area along the Galle Road, 4.5 km to the land side and 1 km to the seaside. It is also famous for its rich cultivation of coconut palms and as a major producer of toddy and vinegar. There are few historical places in the area such as ancient Catholic church and Dhaaldawatta Purana Maha Viharaya. Wadduwa is popular for the products made from coconut fibre such as brooms, carpets etc.

Geography

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

Notable people from here

Wimal Weerawansa

Sri Lankan politician

M

Manilal Fernando

Sri Lankan businessman

Tillakaratne Dilshan

Sri Lankan cricketer

A

Akila Dananjaya

Sri Lankan cricketer

Prasanna Vithanage

Sri Lankan film director

R

Rosemary Rogers

British-American romance novelist

C

Chamara Silva

Sri Lankan cricketer

Anura Ranasinghe

Sri Lankan cricketer (1956-1998)

Marvan Atapattu

Sri Lankan cricketer

N

Nirmala Kotalawala

Sri Lankan politician

A

Asoka de Silva

Sri Lankan cricketer & umpire

S

Sajeewa de Silva

Sri Lankan cricketer

D

Dinusha Fernando

Sri Lankan cricketer

D

Don Anurasiri

Sri Lankan cricketer

R

Ravindra Pushpakumara

Sri Lankan cricketer

M

Malinga Bandara

Sri Lankan cricketer

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

Nearby places in Western

• Pothupitiya
  1.7 mi away · pop. 5,000
• Miriswatte
  3.5 mi away
• Kiriberiya
  4.6 mi away
• Kalutara
  5.9 mi away · pop. 39,600
• Arakagoda
  5.9 mi away
• Welmilla
  6.5 mi away · pop. 1,900
• Sarikkamulla
  6.5 mi away
• Godigamuwa West
  7.2 mi away · pop. 1,750
• Kelesgamuwa
  7.4 mi away · pop. 1,233
• Heraliyawala
  7.4 mi away
• Katukurunda
  7.5 mi away · pop. 15,000
• Godigamuwa East
  7.9 mi away · pop. 2,600

Browse all places in Western →

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

Chinese violet

Asystasia gangetica

Seen 2026-09-25

Indian Garden Lizard

Calotes versicolor

Seen 2026-09-25

Large-billed Crow

Corvus macrorhynchos

Seen 2026-09-25

Blue Button

Porpita porpita

Seen 2026-09-23

Plain Tiger Butterfly

Danaus chrysippus

Seen 2026-09-23

Goose Barnacle

Lepas anserifera

Seen 2026-09-19

Painted Globular Frog

Uperodon taprobanicus

Seen 2026-09-18

Small Transverse Ladybird Beetle

Coccinella transversalis

Seen 2026-09-15

Lawn Armyworm Moth

Spodoptera mauritia

Seen 2026-09-12

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