Southern Province
Matara District
Weligama Divisional Secretariat

Weligama

Weligama is a town on the south coast of , located in , , governed by an Urban Council. The name Weligama, literally means "sandy village" which refers to the area's sandy sweep bay.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Taprobane Island.

Islet
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, originally called "Galduwa", is a private island with one villa, located just off the southern coast of opposite the village of Weligama.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mirissa and Ibbawala.

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is a small town on the south coast of , located in the of the . It is approximately 150 kilometres south of and is situated at an elevation of 4 metres above sea level.

Village
is a small town in . It is located within . is situated 4 km northwest of Weligama.

Weligama

Latitude
5.9754° or 5° 58′ 32″ north
Longitude
80.4296° or 80° 25′ 46″ east
Population
24,100
Elevation
8 metres (26 feet)
Open location code
6MQ2XCGH+5R
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3639544458
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
1223738
Wiki­data ID
Q3534843
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Weligama” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “فيليغاما”
  • Asturian: “Weligama”
  • Basque: “Weligama”
  • Bengali: “ওয়েলিগামা”
  • Cebuano: “Weligama”
  • Chinese: “韦利格默”
  • Danish: “Weligama”
  • Dutch: “Weligama”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “فيليجاما”
  • Finnish: “Weligama”
  • French: “Weligama”
  • German: “Weligama”
  • Greek: “Γουελιγκάμα”
  • Gujarati: “વેલિગામા”
  • Hebrew: “ווליגמה”
  • Hindi: “वेलिगामा”
  • Indonesian: “Weligama”
  • Italian: “Weligama”
  • Japanese: “ウェリガマ”
  • Kannada: “ವೆಲಿಗಮ”
  • Korean: “웰리가마”
  • Latvian: “Veligama”
  • Lithuanian: “Veligama”
  • Malay: “Weligama”
  • Marathi: “वेलिगमा”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Weligama”
  • Persian: “ولیگاما”
  • Polish: “Weligama”
  • Russian: “Велигама”
  • Sinhala: “වැලිගම”
  • Spanish: “Weligama”
  • Swedish: “Weligama”
  • Tamil: “வெலிகம”
  • Tamil: “வெலிகமை”
  • Tamil: “வெலிகாமம்”
  • Telugu: “వెలిగామా”
  • Thai: “เวลิกามา”
  • Turkish: “Weligama”
  • Ukrainian: “Велігама”
  • Urdu: “ویلیگاما”
  • Vietnamese: “Weligama”

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