What is "baduraliya"

Baduraliya is a town in the Kalutara District in Sri Lanka. It is approximately 82 km from Colombo and 58 km 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 meters above sea level.

Baduraliya is the capital of a Division, with its secretariat called Palinda Nuwara. The division is known as Palinda Nuwara as it was the capital of King Veediya Bandara, who rebelled against the Portuguese in the 16th century.