| Rathnapuram | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Pushpin Map: | Sri Lanka |
| Pushpin Map Alt: | Location of Rathnapuram within the map of Sri Lanka |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Sri Lanka |
| Coordinates: | 9.353°N 80.436°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Sri Lanka |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Northern |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Kilinochchi |
| Subdivision Type3: | Divisional Secretariate |
| Subdivision Name3: | Karachchi |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | SLST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Rathnapuram is a village situated in northern part of Sri Lanka. The administrative district is Kilinochchi and the local government unit is Karachchi. This village was controlled by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE, also known as the Tamil Tigers). The site was believed by Sri Lanka Armed Forces to be the main female Black Tiger training and coordinating facility and was targeted by their fighter jets in 2008.[1] After the defeating of LTTE in 2009, it become under the Sri Lankan government. Its economy is based on agriculture, especially paddy fields.[2]