Urban councils of Sri Lanka

There are 41 Urban councils in Sri Lanka, which are the legislative bodies that preside over the second tier municipalities in the country.[1][2] Introduced in 1987 through the 13th Amendment to the Constitution of Sri Lanka, Urban councils became a devolved subject under the Provincial Councils in the Local Government system of Sri Lanka.[3] The Urban councils collectively govern approximately 1,388,000 people. There are 417 Councillors in total, ranging from 22 to 7 per council.[4][5]

Urban councils

Current

Province District Urban council Municipality Established/
Elevated
No. of
Councillors
Chairman Area (kmĀ²)
[N 1][4]
Population
(2012)[6]
Website
Western1Colombo1KolonnawaKolonnawa11(List)60,044
2SeethawakapuraSeethawakapura11(List)30,308seethawakapura.uc.gov.lk
3MaharagamaMaharagama22Tiraj Piyaratne (List)196,423maharagama.uc.gov.lk
4BoralesgamuwaBoralesgamuwa9(List)60,110
5KesbewaKesbewa17Lakshman Perera (List)185,122kesbewa.uc.gov.lk
2Gampaha6Wattala-MabolaWattala-Mabola9(List)28,031
7PeliyagodaPeliyagoda9(List)27,736
8Katunayake-SeeduwaKatunayake-Seeduwa9(List)60,915
9MinuwangodaMinuwangoda11(List)7,523
10Ja-ElaJa-Ela9Shammika Dias (List)31,232
3Kalutara11PanaduraPanadura9(List)30,069
12HoranaHorana9(List)9,550
13KalutaraKalutara192311Deshakeerthi Al Haj M. M. M. Jauffer (List)32,417
14BeruwalaBeruwala9(List)37,793
North Western4Kurunegala15KuliyapitiyaKuliyapitiya9(List)5,509
5Puttalam16PuttalamPuttalam9K. A. Baiz (List)45,511puttalamuc.com
17ChilawChilaw11(List)21,441
Central6Kandy18WattegamaWattegama9(List)8,157
19KadugannawaKadugannawa11(List)12,654
20GampolaGampola15(List)37,871
21NawalapitiyaNawalapitiya9(List)13,338
7Nuwara Eliya22Hatton-DickoyaHatton-Dickoya9(List)14,585
23Talawakele-LindulaTalawakele-Lindula9Asoka Sepala (List)4,691talawakelle-lindula.uc.gov.lk
Uva8Badulla24HaputaleHaputale9(List)5,288
Southern9Galle25AmbalangodaAmbalangoda12M. W. Aruna Pradeep (List)2019,990ambalangoda.uc.gov.lk
26HikkaduwaHikkaduwa11Vinie Kariyawasam (List)27,075
10Matara27WeligamaWeligama10Rehan Jayawickreme (SJB)22,377
11Hambantota28TangalleTangalle9Anil Sellahendi (List)8,473
Sabaragamuwa12Ratnapura29BalangodaBalangoda9(List)16,510balangoda.uc.gov.lk
30EmbilipitiyaEmbilipitiya20067Wewelduwe Gnanapraba Thero (List)36,712embilipitiya.uc.gov.lk
13Kegalle31KegalleKegalle11(List)15,993
Northern14Jaffna32Point PedroPoint Pedro9Sabanayagam Raveenthiran (List)12,334
33ValvettithuraiValvettithurai9Nadarajah Anantharaj (List)8,283
34ChavakachcheriChavakachcheri11Rapiyel Thevasagayampillai (List)16,129
15Mannar35MannarMannar20067Santhanpillai Gnanaprgasam (List)24,417
16Vavuniya36VavuniyaVavuniya11Iyaththurai Kanagiah (List)34,816
Eastern17Batticaloa37KattankudiKattankudi9Asfar Mohamed Shahul Hameed (List)40,356kattankudy.uc.gov.lk
38EravurEravur20119Seyed Ali Zahir Moulana (List)24,643
18Ampara39AmparaAmpara9Indika Naleen Jayavikrama (List)22,511
19Trincomalee40TrincomaleeTrincomalee194012Kanthasamy Selvarajah (List)48,351
41KinniyaKinniya20067Mohamad Maharoof Hilmi (List)36,772

Former

Elevated to Municipal council status in 1959
  • Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia Urban Council
Elevated to Municipal council status in 1997
  • Moratuwa Urban Council
  • Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte Urban Council
Elevated to Municipal council status in 2011
  • Bandarawela Urban Council
  • Hambantota Urban Council

See also

Notes

Parties

  United People's Freedom Alliance   United National Party   Tamil National Alliance

  1. 2012

References

  1. "Compilation of Local Authority" (PDF). Ministry of Local Government & Provincial Councils. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
  2. "Results of Local Authorities Elections 2006/2008". www.slelections.gov.lk. Retrieved 2008-09-24.
  3. "Local government". Ministry of Local Government & Provincial Councils. Ministry of Local Government & Provincial Councils. Archived from the original on 20 December 2014. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
  4. "Area, Population, Registered voters and Employees of Municipalities, 2011 - 2012" (PDF). Statistics Statistical Abstract 2013. Department of Census and Statistics Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 December 2014. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
  5. "Local Government Statistics, 2012" (PDF). www.statistics.gov.lk/. Department of Census and Statistics. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
  6. "Table 2.4: Population of Municipal Councils and Urban Councils by sex Census, 2012" (PDF). Department of Census and Statistics Sri Lanka. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
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