ABOUT RATHNAPURA……………….

Ratnapura is a located in sabaragamuwa province in Sri Lanka. Sabaragamuwa province has main two districts. Those are Ratnapura and kegalle.Rathnapura is capital district in sabaragamuwa province.it is situated in wet zone. It is very famous for Gems. Ratnapura has two towns, new town and old town .lots of government places are located in Ratnapura new town. Ratnapura is very attractive place. And also very sacred area.

Ratnapura town is very famous for gem industry.so many foreigners come to Ratnapura for buy and observe about valuable gems. But problem is no more comfortable facilities to them.so I think it is big threat to gem industry. Different kind of valuable gems are find from Ratnapura land area .as a example blue sapphire, Yellow sapphire, Amethyst, Pathmaraga……During the world historic period srilanka is world famous as a gem land. Gem mining is main work opportunity for Ratnapura people. Gems are too valuble.but it is not an easy job.it has big threat. Ratnapura is famous not only for gems.ratnapura city has so many valuable places for visit. Adams peak, sabaragamuwa maha samandhewalaya, Sinha raja rain forest, Bata dhobalena, Bata thotalena, Bopath ella, Pothgulwiharaya, punchi dhabadhiwa are some of most famous places are situated in Ratnapura. Most local and foreign peoples are normally come for visit that places.

Ratnapura has many famous government schools.fergusion high school, Sumana balika and Ratnapura convent are famous girls school in Ratnapura.sumana balika vidyalaya is one and only Buddhist girls school in Ratnapura. Sivali central college,allosius college are another main schools located in rathnapura.World first pry minister sirimavo R.D Bandaranayke and also famous actor Joe abewicrama was born in Ratnapura.Tea,Paddy and Rubber industries are main industries in Ratnapura area. Kalu gaga is major river flow along the Ratnapura town. Every month in the year, Ratnapura people always face for rain.so some time they had face heavy floods.

People who are live in Ratnapura area, they always believe about god of saman.so people normally go saman dhevalaya and pray for their wishes, normally September in each year basnayaka nilame and other people organized samandevala perahara.it is very colourful,famous and sacred religion ceremony. That perahara has five night perahara and one “diyakapana perahara”."maha baba"is identity for ratnapura maha samandevala perahara.And also they have another main ceromany.it is called”sripada waraya”.it is normally start at December in each year. And it is finish may in each year. We can arrive to Adams peak from main three ways. Those are Ratnapura road, kuruwita Erathna road and Hatton road. Without Hatton road other two major roads are start from Ratnapura district. All the major rivers are start from the Adams peak.

Ratnapura city has more valuable places.So we can provide well tourism industry around the Ratnapura area.so we should protect those natural heritage and we should plan Ratnapura as a more comfortable and planning town. For it we should develop road network, hotel industry, parks, and other infrastructures.Ratnapura town can get a big value from good town planning.