Hikkaduwa Divisional Secretariat is a Divisional Secretariat of Galle District, in Southern Province. Its total area is approximately 65 kmò, stretching along a 24 km coastal zone, and extending 4 to 4.8 km inland.
Located about 12 kilometers from Galle on the route to Colombo, the Hikkaduwa Divisional Secretariat is bounded to the west by the Indian Ocean.
The borders of the Hikkaduwa Divisional Secretariat are defined by :
Covering a total land area of 6,511 hectares (65 kmò), it represents approximately 4% of the Galle District's territory.
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 6ð03' to 6ð14' and eastern longitudes 80ð03' to 80ð10'.
The Hikkaduwa Divisional Secretariat comprises :
Places in Hikkaduwa Divisional Secretariat:
According to the Census of Population and Housing in 2012, the population was 101,909.