Urban councils of Sri Lanka

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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]

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Urban councils

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Province District Urban councilMunicipalityEstablished/
Elevated		No. of
Councillors		ChairmanArea (km2)
[4] 		Population
(2024) [6] 		Website
Western 1 Colombo 1 Kolonnawa Kolonnawa 193019 (Decrease2.svg1)(List)43,470
2 Seethawakapura Seethawakapura 25(List)113,257 seethawakapura.uc.gov.lk
3 Maharagama Maharagama 196343 (Increase2.svg21)(List)144,675 maharagama.uc.gov.lk
4 Boralesgamuwa Boralesgamuwa 200617 (Increase2.svg8)(List)40,678
5 Kesbewa Kesbewa 198834 (Decrease2.svg1)(List)154,494 kesbewa.uc.gov.lk
2 Gampaha 6 Wattala-Mabola Wattala-Mabola 16(List)21,374
7 Peliyagoda Peliyagoda 17(List)17,983
8 Katunayake-Seeduwa Katunayake-Seeduwa 19(List)30,890
9 Minuwangoda Minuwangoda 17 (Increase2.svg6)(List)6,256
10 Ja-Ela Ja-Ela 17 (Decrease2.svg1)(List)141,170
3 Kalutara 11 Panadura Panadura 192318 (Increase2.svg1)(List)23,841
12 Horana Horana 13 (Increase2.svg4)(List)139,731
13 Kalutara Kalutara 192331 (Increase2.svg11)(List)56,280
14 Beruwala Beruwala 16(List)30,394
North Western 4 Kurunegala 15 Kuliyapitiya Kuliyapitiya 16(List)4,049
5 Puttalam 16 Puttalam Puttalam 19(List)36,523 puttalamuc.com
17 Chilaw Chilaw 20 (Increase2.svg2)(List)18,488
Central 6 Kandy 18 Wattegama Wattegama 16(List)6,977
19 Kadugannawa Kadugannawa 15 (Increase2.svg4)(List)10,894
20 Gampola Gampola 29(List)34,028
21 Nawalapitiya Nawalapitiya 15 (Decrease2.svg1)(List)10,391
7 Nuwara Eliya 22 Hatton-Dickoya Hatton-Dickoya 15 (Decrease2.svg1)(List)11,108
23 Talawakele-Lindula Talawakele-Lindula 194812 (Decrease2.svg3)(List)4,319 talawakelle-lindula.uc.gov.lk
Uva 8 Badulla 24 Haputale Haputale 11(List)3,051
Southern 9 Galle 25 Ambalangoda Ambalangoda 22 (Increase2.svg1)(List)2018,804 ambalangoda.uc.gov.lk
26 Hikkaduwa Hikkaduwa 19 (Increase2.svg8)(List)23,107
10 Matara 27 Weligama Weligama 10 (Increase2.svg8)(SJB)17,769
11 Hambantota 28 Tangalle Tangalle 19(List)7,105
Sabaragamuwa 12 Ratnapura 29 Balangoda Balangoda 16(List)17,455 balangoda.uc.gov.lk
30 Embilipitiya Embilipitiya 20014(List)32,567 embilipitiya.uc.gov.lk
13 Kegalle 31 Kegalle Kegalle 21 (Increase2.svg3)(List)14,561
Northern 14 Jaffna 32 Point Pedro Point Pedro 15 (Increase2.svg6)(List)8,792
33 Valvettithurai Valvettithurai 16 (Decrease2.svg1)(List)7,041
34 Chavakachcheri Chavakachcheri 18 (Increase2.svg7)(List)13,996
15 Mannar 35 Mannar Mannar 200616 (Increase2.svg2)(List)16,196
16 Vavuniya 36 Vavuniya Vavuniya 21 (Increase2.svg3)(List)20,609
Eastern 17 Batticaloa 37 Kattankudi Kattankudi 18 (Increase2.svg9)(List)34,686 kattankudy.uc.gov.lk
38 Eravur Eravur 201117 (Increase2.svg8)(List)20,561
18 Ampara 39 Ampara Ampara 17 (Increase2.svg1)(List)17,811
19 Trincomalee 40 Trincomalee Trincomalee 194025(List)38,338
41 Kinniya Kinniya 200615(List)36,772

Former

Elevated to Municipal council status in 1959
Elevated to Municipal council status in 1997
Elevated to Municipal council status in 2011

See also

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 24 September 2008.
  3. ↑ "Local government". Ministry of Local Government & Provincial Councils. Archived from the original on 20 December 2014. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
  4. 1 2 "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. ↑ "Live Sri Lanka Presidential Election Results 2024 | Real-Time Results". results.elections.gov.lk. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
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