Municipal councils of Sri Lanka

Last updated
PartyPopulation
(2012) [1]
Land area (km²)Votes%SeatsNo. of Municipalities
United National Party -----10
Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna -----9
Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi 167,0569531,893-332
Sri Lanka Freedom Party --9,020-51
National Congress 30,934711,988-131
Independents 24,168278,188-101
Total2,765,533+698+--83624

There are 24 Municipal councils in Sri Lanka , which are the legislative bodies that preside over the largest cities and first tier municipalities in the country. [2] 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. [3] Until 2017 municipal councils collectively governed 2,765,533 people within a 698 square kilometer area. There were 445 Councillors in total, ranging from 53 to 9 per council. [4] [5]

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The last council to be created was Polonnaruwa Municipal Council on 30 June 2017, bifurcated from Thamankaduwa Pradeshiya Sabha. [6]

Municipal councils

Parties

   United National Party    Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna    Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi    National Congress    Independent    Sri Lanka Freedom Party

Province District Municipal councilMunicipalityEstablished/
Elevated
No. of
Councillors
MayorArea (km2)
[N 1] [4]
Population
(2012) [1]
Website
Western 1 Colombo 1 Colombo Colombo 1865119(List)37561,314 cmc.lk
2 Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia 195948(List)21184,468 dmmc.lk
3 Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte 199738(List)17107,925 kotte.mc.gov.lk
4 Kaduwela Kaduwela 201148(List)87252,041 kaduwela.mc.gov.lk
5 Moratuwa Moratuwa 199748(List)23168,280 moratuwa.mc.gov.lk
2 Gampaha 6 Negombo Negombo 195048(List)31142,449 negombo.mc.gov.lk
7 Gampaha Gampaha 30(List)3862,335 gampaha.mc.gov.lk
North Western 3 Kurunegala 8 Kurunegala Kurunegala 195221(List)1130,315 kurunegala.mc.gov.lk
Central 4 Kandy 9 Kandy Kandy 186541(List)2798,828 www.kandymc.org
5 Matale 10 Matale Matale 194721(List)2638,229
11 Dambulla Dambulla 201123(List)5824,967
6 Nuwara Eliya 12 Nuwara Eliya Nuwara Eliya 194923(List)1223,804 nuwaraeliya.mc.gov.lk
Uva 7 Badulla 13 Badulla Badulla 25(List)1042,237
14 Bandarawela Bandarawela 201117(List)2724,168 [7]
Southern 8 Galle 15 Galle Galle 35(List)1786,333 galle.mc.gov.lk
9 Matara 16 Matara Matara 30(List)1374,193
10 Hambantota 17 Hambantota Hambantota 201121(List)8323,236
Sabaragamuwa 11 Ratnapura 18 Ratnapura Ratnapura 25(List)2047,105
North Central 12 Anuradhapura 19 Anuradhapura Anuradhapura 29(List)3650,595
13 Polonnaruwa 20 Polonnaruwa Polonnaruwa 201711(List)
Northern 14 Jaffna 21 Jaffna Jaffna 194945(List)2080,829 jaffnamc.lk
Eastern 15 Batticaloa 22 Batticaloa Batticaloa 196738(List)7586,227 www.batticaloa.mc.gov.lk
16 Ampara 23 Kalmunai Kalmunai 200141(List)2399,893
24 Akkaraipattu Akkaraipattu 201120(List)730,934

Municipal councils by party

   United National Party (41.67%)
   National Congress (4.16%)
   Independent (4.16%)

Notes

  1. 2012

See also

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