Balapitiya
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 south of Colombo, about a two-hour drive from the capital.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ahungalla.
Ahungalla
Town
Ahungalla is a small coastal town, located in Galle District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka, governed by an Urban Council. It is approximately 76.6 kilometres south of Colombo and is situated at an elevation of 12 metres above the sea level. Ahungalla is situated 3½ km north of Balapitiya.
Balapitiya
- Type: Town with 15,000 residents
- Description: human settlement in Southern Province, Sri Lanka
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Balapitiya, Galle District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
6.2806° or 6° 16′ 50″ north
Longitude
80.0406° or 80° 2′ 26″ east
Population
15,000
Elevation
10 metres (33 feet)
Open location code
6MR272JR+66
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=town
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Urdu—“Balapitiya” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Balapitiya”
- Irish: “Balapitiya”
- Persian: “بالا پیتیا”
- Russian: “Балапития”
- Sinhala: “බලපිටිය”
- Tamil: “பலபிட்டிய”
- Urdu: “بالاپیٹیا”
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