Hikkaduwa Divisional Secretariat is a Divisional Secretariat of Galle DistrictWard Map of Hikkaduwa Urban Council: https://mpclg.gov.lk/web/images/wardmaps/galle/03_Galle_HikkaduwaUC.pdfWard Map of Ambalangoda Pradeshiya Sabha: https://mpclg.gov.lk/web/images/wardmaps/galle/05_Galle_AmbalangodaPS.pdf, in Southern Province| www.mpclg.gov.lk. Its total area is approximately 65 km²Hikkaduwa Divisional Secretariat official website: www.hikkaduwa.ds.gov.lk, stretching along a 24 km coastal zoneHikkaduwa Divisional Secretariat official website: www.hikkaduwa.ds.gov.lk, and extending 4 to 4.8 km inlandHikkaduwa Divisional Secretariat official website: www.hikkaduwa.ds.gov.lk.
Location Located about 12 kilometers from Galle on the route to Colombo, the Hikkaduwa Divisional Secretariat is bounded to the west by the Indian Ocean.
Total Area The borders of the Hikkaduwa Divisional Secretariat are defined by :
a 24 km coastal stretch extending inland between 4 km in the north and 4.8 km inland in the south.
Covering a total land area of 6,511 hectares (65 km²), it represents approximately 4% of the Galle District's territory.
Boundaries Its boundaries are marked by the Ambalangoda Divisional Secretariat to the north and east, while the Baddegama and Gonapinuwala divisions lie to the southeast. It is further bordered by the Galle Four Gravets division and the Indian Ocean. Geographically, the jurisdiction spans from the Gintota Bridge to the Orawatta Bridge.
It lies between northern latitudes 6°03' to 6°14' and eastern longitudes 80°03' to 80°10'.
Administrative units The Hikkaduwa Divisional Secretariat comprises :
97 Grama Niladhari (GN) divisions and is one of the 19 administrative divisions within the Galle District in the Southern Province, Sri Lanka.
Places Places in Hikkaduwa Divisional Secretariat: Hikkaduwa Hikkaduwa Marine National Park Narigama Narigama Beach Thiranagama Dodanduwa Thiranagama Beach Wewala Peraliya, Hikkaduwa, (Site of the largest rail disaster in history) Hikkaduwa Tsunami Memorial Statue (Tsunami Honganji Viharaya) Patuwatha Katukoliha
Demography
According to the Census of Population and Housing in 2012, the population was 101,909Census of Population and Housing - 2012: www.statistics.gov.lk.
Religions
See also Hikkaduwa Urban Council Hikkaduwa Hikkaduwa National Park Wewala Narigama Thiranagama Dodanduwa Hikkaduwa Tsunami Honganji Viharaya The World's Largest Rail Disaster Patuwatha
References
Divisional Secretariats Portal