Municipal councils of Sri Lanka
There are 23 Municipal councils in Sri Lanka, which are the legislative bodies that preside over the largest cities and first tier municipalities in the country.[1] Introduced in 1987 through the 13th Amendment to the Constitution of Sri Lanka, municipal councils became a devolved subject under the Provincial Councils in the Local Government system of Sri Lanka.[2] The municipal councils collectively govern 2,765,533 people within a 698 square kilometer area. There are 445 Councillors in total, ranging from 53 to 9 per council.[3][4]
Municipal councils
Province | District | Municipal council | Municipality | Established/ Elevated |
No. of Councillors |
Mayor | Area (km²) [N 1][3] |
Population (2012)[5] |
Website | |||
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Western | 1 | Colombo | 1 | Colombo | Colombo | 1865 | 53 | A. J. M. Muzammil (List) | 37 | 561,314 | cmc | |
2 | Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia | Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia | 1959 | 29 | (List) | 21 | 184,468 | |||||
3 | Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte | Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte | 1997 | 20 | R. A. D. Janaka Ranawaka (List) | 17 | 107,925 | slida | ||||
4 | Kaduwela | Kaduwela | 2011 | 28 | (List) | 87 | 252,041 | kaduwela | ||||
5 | Moratuwa | Moratuwa | 1997 | 29 | (List) | 23 | 168,280 | |||||
2 | Gampaha | 6 | Negombo | Negombo | 1950 | 26 | Antony Jayaweera (List) | 31 | 142,449 | negombo | ||
7 | Gampaha | Gampaha | 18 | Eranga Senanyake (List) | 38 | 62,335 | gampaha | |||||
North Western | 3 | Kurunegala | 8 | Kurunegala | Kurunegala | 12 | (List) | 11 | 24,833 | |||
Central | 4 | Kandy | 9 | Kandy | Kandy | 1865 | 24 | Sena Dissanayake (List) | 27 | 98,828 | www | |
5 | Matale | 10 | Matale | Matale | 13 | (List) | 9 | 36,462 | ||||
11 | Dambulla | Dambulla | 2011 | 15 | (List) | 54 | 23,814 | |||||
6 | Nuwara Eliya | 12 | Nuwara Eliya | Nuwara Eliya | 10 | D. G. Mahinda Kumara (List) | 12 | 23,804 | nuwaraeliya | |||
Uva | 7 | Badulla | 13 | Badulla | Badulla | 15 | (List) | 10 | 42,237 | |||
14 | Bandarawela | Bandarawela | 2011 | 9 | (List) | 27 | 24,168 | |||||
Southern | 8 | Galle | 15 | Galle | Galle | 19 | Kelum Senevirathna (List) | 17 | 86,333 | galle | ||
9 | Matara | 16 | Matara | Matara | 15 | Ranjith Yasaratna (List) | 13 | 74,193 | ||||
10 | Hambantota | 17 | Hambantota | Hambantota | 2011 | 12 | (List) | 83 | 23,236 | |||
Sabaragamuwa | 11 | Ratnapura | 18 | Ratnapura | Ratnapura | 15 | (List) | 20 | 47,105 | |||
North Central | 12 | Anuradhapura | 19 | Anuradhapura | Anuradhapura | 13 | (List) | 36 | 50,595 | |||
Northern | 13 | Jaffna | 20 | Jaffna | Jaffna | 1949 | 23 | Yogeswari Patkunarajah (List) | 20 | 80,829 | jaffnamc | |
Eastern | 14 | Batticaloa | 21 | Batticaloa | Batticaloa | 1967 | 19 | (List) | 75 | 86,227 | thananjeyan | |
15 | Ampara | 22 | Kalmunai | Kalmunai | 2001 | 19 | Nizam Kariapper (List) | 23 | 99,893 | |||
23 | Akkaraipattu | Akkaraipattu | 2011 | 9 | Ahamed Zackie Athaullah (List) | 7 | 30,934 |
Anuradhapura
Badulla
Bandarawela
Dambulla
Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia
Gampaha
Hambantota
Kaduwela
Kurunegala
Matale
Moratuwa
Nuwara Eliya
Ratnapura
Notes
- Parties
Sri Lanka Freedom Party United National Party Sri Lanka Muslim Congress National Congress
- ↑ 2012
See also
References
- ↑ "Compilation of Local Authority" (PDF). Ministry of Local Government & Provincial Councils. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
- ↑ "Local government". Ministry of Local Government & Provincial Councils. Ministry of Local Government & Provincial Councils. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
- 1 2 "Area, Population, Registered voters and Employees of Municipalities, 2011 - 2012" (PDF). Statistics Statistical Abstract 2013. Department of Census and Statistics Sri Lanka. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
- ↑ "Local Government Statistics, 2012" (PDF). www.statistics.gov.lk/. Department of Census and Statistics. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
- ↑ "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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