Moratuwa Municipal Council

The Moratuwa Municipal Council (Sinhala: මොරටුව මහා නගර සභාව, Tamil: மொறட்டுவை மாநகர சபை) is the local council for Moratuwa, a large coastal city in Colombo District.

Moratuwa Municipal Council

  • මොරටුව මහා නගර සභාව  (Sinhala)
  • மொறட்டுவை மாநகர சபை  (Tamil)
Type
Type
Local authority
Term limits
4 years
History
FoundedApril 15, 1997 (1997-04-15)
Preceded byMoratuwa Urban Council (1930 - 1997)
Leadership
Mayor
W. Samanlal Fernando[1], Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna
since 2018
Deputy Mayor
D. Samantha Silva[1], Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna
since 2018
Structure
Seats48
Political groups
Government
  •   Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (23)

Opposition

Elections
open list proportional representation system
Last election
2018 Sri Lankan local government elections
Meeting place
Moratuwa Municipal Council Building, Moratuwa
Website
http://moratuwa.mc.gov.lk

History

In January 1908, the first local government body was established in Moratuwa. It was chaired by the Government Agent, and consisted of 6 representatives: 3 members of the public and 3 Government officials.[2]

In 1930, the Moratuwa Urban Council was established. The gazette was issued in January 1928, elections held in 1929, and the council first met in January 1930. There were 8 wards electing a single representative each, and additionally there were 4 appointed members. In 1942 the number of wards and elected members was increased to 10, and the number of appointed members was reduced to 2.[2]

As per Gazette Notification No. 957/13 dated 08 January 1997, the Moratuwa Municipal Council was established. The change came into effect in April of the same year.[2]

List of Mayors[3]
Name Term Start Term End
Mr. A. T. K. Chandradasa 1997 2001
Mr. R. A. Annada Kusumsiri 2001 2002
Mr. Rawinath J. Gunasekara 2002 2006
Mr. W. Samanlal Fernando 2006 2010
2011 2016
2018

Demographics

Ethnic Groups

Population by Ethnicity (2011)

  Sinhalese (95%)
  Sri Lankan Tamils (2.50%)
  Sri Lankan Moors (1.38%)
  Indian Tamils (0.21%)
  Other (0.91%)
Population by Ethnicity (2011)[4]
Ethnicity Population % Of Total
Sinhalese168,32495.00
Sri Lankan Tamils4,4332.50
Indian Tamils3750.21
Sri Lankan Moors2,4521.38
Other (including Burgher, Sri Lankan Malays)1,6060.91
Total177,190100

Religions

Population by Ethnicity (2011)

  Buddhists (70%)
  Catholics (19.1%)
  Other Christians (6.7%)
  Muslims (1.9%)
  Hinduism (1.9%)
  Other (0.4%)
Population by Religion (2011)[4]
Religion Population % Of Total
Buddhists124,20570.0
Catholics33,89319.1
Other Christians11,8066.7
Islam3,3111.9
Hindu3,3671.9
Total177,190100.0

Services

Libraries

The Municipal Council runs 8 public libraries:[5]

  1. Janasetha Library, Katubedda
  2. Moratuwa Public Library
  3. Soysapura Branch Library
  4. Galpotta Branch Library
  5. Thelawala Branch Library
  6. Egoda Uyana Branch Library
  7. Katukurunda Branch Library
  8. Koralawella Branch Library

References
  1. "මන්ත්‍රී මණ්ඩලය". Moratuwa Municipal Council. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
  2. "අප ගැන". Moratuwa Municipal Council. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  3. "අප ගැන". Moratuwa Municipal Council. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  4. "About Moratuwa". Moratuwa Municipal Council. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
  5. "පරිපාලන දෙපාර්තමේන්තුව". මොරටුව මහා නගර සභාව. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
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