Baduraliya

Baduraliya (Sinhala: බදුරලිය) is a town in the Kalutara District in Sri Lanka. It is approximately 82 km (51 mi) from Colombo and 58 km (36 mi) from Rathnapura. Baduraliya was named after a rally against taxes. "Badu" in Sinhala means taxes and “raliya” means a rally. Baduraliya is surrounded by tea plantations and rubber estates, and it is at an altitude of 27 m (89 ft) above sea level. Baduraliya is the capital of Palinda Nuwara (Sinhala: පාලින්ද නුවර) secretariat Division in boarder of the Pasdun Korale. The name ‘Palinda Nuwara’ originated because of prince Veediya Bandara and his wife fled into Pelenda, a village 6.5 km away from Baduraliya. Prince Veediya Bandara was the commander-in-chief of the Kotte kingdom, during the reign of Bhuvanaikabahu VII of Kotte (1521–1551). Prince Veediya Bandara led the battles against Portuguese and King Mayadunne of Sitawaka with the army stationed in Palinda Nuwara. As of 2019, the total registered population in this secretariat division was 56,586. The area of the division is 276.0 km². The population density in 2012 was 184.1/km². The annual population change from 2001 to 2012 was 0.95%.