Hikkaduwa is one of beautiful coastal area in Sri Lanka which locate 99km south from Colombo. The most important thing is Hikkaduwa is one of the two marine national parks in Sri Lanka. It is rich from fringing coral reef of high degree of biodiversity. Hikkaduwa declared as wildlife sanctuary on may 18, 1979 and it was upgraded to as a nature reserve on august 14, 1988. After that on September 19, 2002 it was declare as a National Park.
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The coral reef with an average depth of 5 meters. Coast of coral reef around 4 km. The coral reef forms a breakwater which is cause to reduce coastal erosion. 
