| Official Name: | Dodanduwa |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Pushpin Map: | Sri Lanka |
| Pushpin Label Position: | above |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Sri Lanka |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Sri Lanka |
| Subdivision Name1: | Southern Province |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Galle District |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Population As Of: | 2001 |
| Population Total: | 6,200 |
| Timezone: | Sri Lanka Standard Time |
| Utc Offset: | +5:30 |
| Coordinates: | 6.0967°N 80.1456°W |
| Postal Code: | 80250 |
Dodanduwa is a small coastal town situated in Galle District, Southern Province of Sri Lanka.
Dodanduwa is known for a Buddhist Island Hermitage where monks follow the strict Sri Lankan Forest Tradition (meditation and loneliness).
The town is located approximately 14km (09miles) north of Galle and 140km (90miles) south of Colombo.Prior to the Second World War, Dodanduwa was known as the commercial centre for Salt Fish or Jaadi.[1]
Located on the A2 highway (Colombo-Galle-Hambantota-Wellawaya) a part of the Colombo-Galle road.
Dodanduwa railway station is the 45th station on the Coastal Line and is located 101.5km (63.1miles) from Colombo.[2] [3] The station, constructed in 1900, has one platform and all non-express trains running on the Coastal Line stop at the station.[4]
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.[5] [6]