Balangoda is a town in Ratnapura District, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka, governed by an urban council located 143 kilometres away from Colombo and 43 kilometres from Ratnapura on Colombo- Batticaloa Highway. It is one of the largest towns of the Sabaragamuwa Province. According to the 2001 census, Balangoda has a population of 16,875 and area of 16.2 km2. Balangoda is notable due to the discovery of skeletal Hominini remains from the late Quaternary period.