Record groups of Department of Nationa Archives

Ratnapura Kachcheri

Identity area

Type of entity

Corporate body

Authorized form of name

Ratnapura Kachcheri

Parallel form(s) of name

Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules

Other form(s) of name

Identifiers for corporate bodies

Description area

Dates of existence

1812-1989

History

Ratnapura was in the Sabaragamuwa Disavani before 1833 and was under an agent who was responsible to the Board of Commissioners, Kandy. In 1833, Ratnapura became an Assistant Government Agency under the government agent of the Southern Province. In 1845 Ratnapura District was attached to the Western Province.
Sabaragamuwa Province was created on 1st January 1889. Placing Ratnapura as seat of tile Government Agent.

Places

Legal status

Functions, occupations and activities

Mandates/sources of authority

Internal structures/genealogy

General context

Relationships area

Control area

Description identifier

LK-NA/KACH/RT

Institution identifier

LK-NA

Rules and/or conventions used

ISAAR

Status

Final

Level of detail

Minimal

Dates of creation, revision and deletion

Language(s)

  • Sinhala
  • English

Script(s)

  • Latin

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