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Ratnapura

Administration
Full nameRatnapuara
Official nameRatnapuara
Native name 
 
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceSabaragamuwa Province
DistrictRatnapura District
Geography
Elevation426.5 ft (130 m)
Demography
Total Population46183 (2001)
Density (pop.)auto/km2 (0/sq mi)
Other information
Time zoneSLT (UTC+05:30)

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Ratnapura ( ; ) ("City of Gems" in Sinhala and Tamil) is the name of the provincial capital of Sabaragamuwa Province of Sri Lanka and the Ratnapura District in which the town is situated. Some say the modern name is derived from the Portuguese name Rapadura for jaggery, the palm candy produced traditionally in this region, but the more common explanation in Sri Lanka is that it comes from the Sinhala "ratna" meaning gems and "pura" meaning city. Ratnapura is also spelled as Rathnapura. Located some 101 km south east of Colombo, it is the centre of a long-established industry of precious stone mining including rubies, sapphires, and other gems. Apart from gem mining, the town is known for rice and fruit cultivations. Large plantations of tea and rubber surround the town. Tea grown in this region is called low-country tea. There is a well-established tourism industry in Ratnapura. Sinharaja Forest Reserve, Udawalawe National Park, Kitulgala, and Adam's Peak are especially popular among tourists. In 1901, the town of Ratnapura had a population of 4,084, and in 2001, it had increased to 46,309. The population of the Ratnapura district was 1,008,164 in 2001, and this consisted of 86.42% Buddhists and 9.88% Hindus, with the rest of the population being Christians and Muslims.

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Singapulikande people lose their homes - Daily Mirror Tweet this news
Daily Mirror--Singappulikanda, a hill at Pathakada in Pelmadulla has been declared a high-risk area prone to land slips and the occupants in 21 houses on its slopes evacuated by the -Ratnapura- District Disaster Management Centre. ... - Date : Tue, 03 May 2011 20:27:42 GMT+00:00
Flood threat in Ratnapura - Ceylon Daily News Tweet this news
Ceylon Daily News--Eight Divisional Secretariat Divisions in -Ratnapura- district are facing a flood threat due to heavy rains experienced in the region during this last few days, said Col. SMP Abeyratne of the -Ratnapura- Disaster Management Centre. ... - Date : Fri, 29 Apr 2011 19:41:47 GMT+00:00
Mystery surrounds killing of women - Sunday Observer Tweet this news
Sunday Observer--The post mortem examination conducted by the Judicial Medical Officer (JMO) of the -Ratnapura- hospital into the murder of Karunawathie who was killed nearly 10 days ago, has not revealed any evidence of rape. Several questions remained u - Date : Sat, 09 Apr 2011 19:43:57 GMT+00:00
Divi Neguma program, a timely one - Minister - Ceylon Daily News Tweet this news
Ceylon Daily News--Minister Seneviratne was speaking at the launching of the islandwide Divi Neguma program at Farm Garden Housing Complex in -Ratnapura-. Torrential rains and the resulting floods in the recent past had a great impact on the paddy yield a - Date : Tue, 29 Mar 2011 19:39:26 GMT+00:00
Red alert on dengue - Daily Mirror Tweet this news
Daily Mirror--The Districts are Colombo, -Ratnapura-, Kegalle, Gampaha, Kalutara, Hambantota, Batticaloa, Trincomalee, Puttalam and Kurunegala. High risk MOH offices are Colombo, Godakawela, Kurunnegala, Ridigama, Biyagama, Minuwangoda, Wattala, Horana, P - Date : Fri, 08 Apr 2011 06:01:48 GMT+00:00
Increase in Dengue deaths, mostly from Colombo - Daily Mirror Tweet this news
Daily Mirror--Four deaths were reported from the Puttalam district and two deaths each from Jaffna and -Ratnapura- districts. One death each was reported from Gampaha, Kandy, Matara, Batticaloa, Trincomalee and Anuradhapura districts. In January this year - Date : Mon, 14 Mar 2011 19:52:30 GMT+00:00
Good response to mosquito eradication program - Sunday Observer Tweet this news
Sunday Observer--The Health Department has identified Colombo, Kandy, Gampaha, Kegalle, Kurunegala, Matale, -Ratnapura-, Puttalam, Hambantota, Kalutara, Trincomalee, Batticaloa and Vavuniya as places more vulnerable to dengue and other illnesses due to th - Date : Sat, 26 Mar 2011 19:49:25 GMT+00:00
Dialog powers big matches - Daily Mirror Tweet this news
Daily Mirror--Dialog this year has added 11 more schools in addition to the 17 they supported last year. The big match sponsorships apart from Colombo cover districts as far as Jaffna, Badulla, Matara, Galle, Matugama, -Ratnapura-, Kalutara, Trincomalee, - Date : Fri, 25 Mar 2011 05:48:43 GMT+00:00
Rejuvenated NDDCB for a brighter tomorrow - Ceylon Daily News Tweet this news
Ceylon Daily News--These outreach officers who are employed at Colombo, Gampaha, Puttalam, Galle, Badulla, Anuradhapura, Ampara, -Ratnapura- and Kalutara are prepared to assist you in resolving any issue related to drugs. These officers are taking all the - Date : Wed, 23 Mar 2011 19:44:53 GMT+00:00
Averting a future disaster - Sunday Observer Tweet this news
Sunday Observer--In the past, Kandy did not suffer many landslides compared to other hilly areas of Sri Lanka (such as Nuwara Eliya, Badulla, Hali-ela and -Ratnapura-) which experienced multitudes of continuous and serious landslide problems over so many - Date : Sat, 12 Mar 2011 19:52:55 GMT+00:00

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