Rathgama is a small coastal town situated in
Galle District,
Southern Province of
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...
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Etymology
The village is also known 'Rajgama', which means kings village. The village was gifted by
Parākramabāhu I
Parākramabāhu I ( Sinhala: මහා පරාක්රමබාහු, 1123–1186), or Parakramabahu the Great, was the king of Polonnaruwa from 1153 to 1186. He oversaw the expansion and beautification of his capital, constructed extensiv ...
I to Minister Devapathiraja for his loyalty in the 12th century during the Dambadenyia period.
Education
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Devapathiraja College
Devapathiraja College is a Sri Lankan educational establishment situated in the coastal town of Rathgama. It is the first free Buddhist English school in the Southern Region. It was founded in 1920 by Philanthropist Sir Ernest de Silva
Sir Al ...
* Sir Ernest de Silva Vidyalaya
* Sirisumana Vidyalaya
See also
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List of towns in Southern Province, Sri Lanka
Populated places in Southern Province, Sri Lanka
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