Dodanduwa


Dodanduwa is a coastal village situated in Galle District, Southern Province of Sri Lanka, integrated into Hikkaduwa Urban Council.
Dodanduwa is known for a Buddhist Island Hermitage where monks follow the strict Sri Lankan Forest Tradition.
The town is located approximately north of Galle and south of Colombo.
Prior to the Second World War, Dodanduwa was known as the commercial centre for Salt Fish or Jaadi.

Transport

Road

Located on the A2 highway a part of the Colombo-Galle road.

Rail

Dodanduwa railway station is the 45th station on the Coastal Line and is located from Colombo. The station, constructed in 1900, has one platform and all non-express trains running on the Coastal Line stop at the station.

Education

The Sri Piyaratana School at Dodanduwa is the first Buddhist School in the country, and was inaugurated by Sri Piyaratana Tissa Mahanayake Thero in 1869.

Buddhist temples