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]
Contents
1 Urban councils
1.1 Current
1.2 Former
2 Notes
3 See also
4 References
Urban councils[edit]
Current[edit]
Province | District | Urban council | Municipality | Established/ Elevated | No. of Councillors | Chairman | Area (km²) [N 1][4] | Population (2012)[6] | Website | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western | 1 | Colombo | 1 | Kolonnawa | Kolonnawa | 11 | (List) | 60,044 | ||||
| 2 | Seethawakapura | Seethawakapura | 11 | (List) | 30,308 | seethawakapura.uc.gov.lk | ||||||
| 3 | Maharagama | Maharagama | 22 | (List) | 196,423 | |||||||
| 4 | Boralesgamuwa | Boralesgamuwa | 9 | (List) | 60,110 | |||||||
| 5 | Kesbewa | Kesbewa | 17 | (List) | 185,122 | |||||||
| 2 | Gampaha | 6 | Wattala-Mabola | Wattala-Mabola | 9 | (List) | 28,031 | |||||
| 7 | Peliyagoda | Peliyagoda | 9 | (List) | 27,736 | |||||||
| 8 | Katunayake-Seeduwa | Katunayake-Seeduwa | 9 | (List) | 60,915 | |||||||
| 9 | Minuwangoda | Minuwangoda | 11 | (List) | 7,523 | |||||||
| 10 | Ja-Ela | Ja-Ela | 9 | Shammika Dias (List) | 31,232 | |||||||
| 3 | Kalutara | 11 | Panadura | Panadura | 9 | (List) | 30,069 | |||||
| 12 | Horana | Horana | 9 | (List) | 9,550 | |||||||
| 13 | Kalutara | Kalutara | 1923 | 11 | Deshakeerthi Al Haj M. M. M. Jauffer (List) | 32,417 | ||||||
| 14 | Beruwala | Beruwala | 9 | (List) | 37,793 | |||||||
| North Western | 4 | Kurunegala | 15 | Kuliyapitiya | Kuliyapitiya | 9 | (List) | 5,509 | ||||
| 5 | Puttalam | 16 | Puttalam | Puttalam | 9 | K. A. Baiz (List) | 45,511 | puttalamuc.com | ||||
| 17 | Chilaw | Chilaw | 11 | (List) | 21,441 | |||||||
| Central | 6 | Kandy | 18 | Wattegama | Wattegama | 9 | (List) | 8,157 | ||||
| 19 | Kadugannawa | Kadugannawa | 11 | (List) | 12,654 | |||||||
| 20 | Gampola | Gampola | 15 | (List) | 37,871 | |||||||
| 21 | Nawalapitiya | Nawalapitiya | 9 | (List) | 13,338 | |||||||
| 7 | Nuwara Eliya | 22 | Hatton-Dickoya | Hatton-Dickoya | 9 | (List) | 14,585 | |||||
| 23 | Talawakele-Lindula | Talawakele-Lindula | 9 | Asoka Sepala (List) | 4,691 | talawakelle-lindula.uc.gov.lk | ||||||
| Uva | 8 | Badulla | 24 | Haputale | Haputale | 9 | (List) | 5,288 | ||||
| Southern | 9 | Galle | 25 | Ambalangoda | Ambalangoda | 12 | M. W. Aruna Pradeep (List) | 20 | 19,990 | ambalangoda.uc.gov.lk | ||
| 26 | Hikkaduwa | Hikkaduwa | 11 | Vinie Kariyawasam (List) | 27,075 | |||||||
| 10 | Matara | 27 | Weligama | Weligama | 10 | Mohomad Husein Hajiyar Muhammad (List) | 22,377 | |||||
| 11 | Hambantota | 28 | Tangalle | Tangalle | 9 | Anil Sellahendi (List) | 8,473 | |||||
| Sabaragamuwa | 12 | Ratnapura | 29 | Balangoda | Balangoda | 9 | (List) | 16,510 | balangoda.uc.gov.lk | |||
| 30 | Embilipitiya | Embilipitiya | 2006 | 7 | Wewelduwe Gnanapraba Thero (List) | 36,712 | embilipitiya.uc.gov.lk | |||||
| 13 | Kegalle | 31 | Kegalle | Kegalle | 11 | (List) | 15,993 | |||||
| Northern | 14 | Jaffna | 32 | Point Pedro | Point Pedro | 9 | Sabanayagam Raveenthiran (List) | 12,334 | ||||
| 33 | Valvettithurai | Valvettithurai | 9 | Nadarajah Anantharaj (List) | 8,283 | |||||||
| 34 | Chavakachcheri | Chavakachcheri | 11 | Rapiyel Thevasagayampillai (List) | 16,129 | |||||||
| 15 | Mannar | 35 | Mannar | Mannar | 2006 | 7 | Santhanpillai Gnanaprgasam (List) | 24,417 | ||||
| 16 | Vavuniya | 36 | Vavuniya | Vavuniya | 11 | Iyaththurai Kanagiah (List) | 34,816 | |||||
| Eastern | 17 | Batticaloa | 37 | Kattankudi | Kattankudi | 9 | Asfar Mohamed Shahul Hameed (List) | 40,356 | kattankudy.uc.gov.lk | |||
| 38 | Eravur | Eravur | 2011 | 9 | Seyed Ali Zahir Moulana (List) | 24,643 | ||||||
| 18 | Ampara | 39 | Ampara | Ampara | 9 | Indika Naleen Jayavikrama (List) | 22,511 | |||||
| 19 | Trincomalee | 40 | Trincomalee | Trincomalee | 1940 | 12 | Kanthasamy Selvarajah (List) | 48,351 | ||||
| 41 | Kinniya | Kinniya | 2006 | 7 | Mohamad Maharoof Hilmi (List) | 36,772 | ||||||
Former[edit]
- 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
Notes[edit]
- Parties
United People's Freedom Alliance
United National Party
Tamil National Alliance
^ 2012
See also[edit]
- List of cities in Sri Lanka
- Provincial government in Sri Lanka
Local government in Sri Lanka- Municipal councils of Sri Lanka
- Pradeshiya Sabha
References[edit]
^ "Compilation of Local Authority" (PDF). Ministry of Local Government & Provincial Councils. Retrieved 26 June 2016..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em
^ "Results of Local Authorities Elections 2006/2008". www.slelections.gov.lk. Retrieved 2008-09-24.
^ "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.
^ ab "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.
^ "Local Government Statistics, 2012" (PDF). http://www.statistics.gov.lk/. Department of Census and Statistics. Retrieved 5 December 2014. External link in|website=(help)
^ "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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