Ahungalla is known primarily for its sandy beach, accompanied by a wide palm belt, considered to be one of the best on the island. The village is located about south of
Bentota, north of the provincial capital
Galle at Cape Point Ahungalla. The neighboring villages are
Kosgoda to the north and
Balapitiya in the south. Southeast of the town is the
mangrove area of
Madu Ganga. The largest and most well-known building in the town is the luxury hotel,
Heritance Ahungalla (formerly Hotel Triton), designed by notable Sri Lankan
architect,
Geoffrey Bawa, and constructed from 1979 to 1981. As with the entire region Ahungalla was devastated by the
tsunami caused by the
2004 Indian Ocean earthquake. ==Transport==