Municipal councils of Sri Lanka

Party	Population (2012)^[1]	Land area (km²)	Votes	%	Seats	No. of Municipalities
United National Party	-	-	-	-	-	10
Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna	-	-	-	-	-	9
Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi	167,056	95	31,893	-	33	2
Sri Lanka Freedom Party	-	-	9,020	-	5	1
National Congress	30,934	7	11,988	-	13	1
Independents	24,168	27	8,188	-	10	1
Total	2,765,533+	698+	-	-	836	24

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]

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 council		Municipality	Established/ Elevated	No. of Councillors		Area (km²) ^{[N 1]}^[4]	Population (2012)^[1]	Website
Western	1	Colombo	1	Colombo	Colombo	1865	119	(List)	37	561,314	cmc.lk
			2	Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia	Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia	1959	48	(List)	21	184,468	dmmc.lk
			3	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	1997	38	(List)	17	107,925	kotte.mc.gov.lk
			4	Kaduwela	Kaduwela	2011	48	(List)	87	252,041	kaduwela.mc.gov.lk
			5	Moratuwa	Moratuwa	1997	48	(List)	23	168,280	moratuwa.mc.gov.lk
	2	Gampaha	6	Negombo	Negombo	1950	48	(List)	31	142,449	negombo.mc.gov.lk
	2	Gampaha	7	Gampaha	Gampaha		30	(List)	38	62,335	gampaha.mc.gov.lk
North Western	3	Kurunegala	8	Kurunegala	Kurunegala	1952	21	(List)	11	30,315	kurunegala.mc.gov.lk
Central	4	Kandy	9	Kandy	Kandy	1865	41	(List)	27	98,828	www.kandymc.org
	5	Matale	10	Matale	Matale	1947	21	(List)	26	38,229
	5	Matale	11	Dambulla	Dambulla	2011	23	(List)	58	24,967
	6	Nuwara Eliya	12	Nuwara Eliya	Nuwara Eliya	1949	23	(List)	12	23,804	nuwaraeliya.mc.gov.lk
Uva	7	Badulla	13	Badulla	Badulla		25	(List)	10	42,237
Uva	7	Badulla	14	Bandarawela	Bandarawela	2011	17	(List)	27	24,168^[7]
Southern	8	Galle	15	Galle	Galle		35	(List)	17	86,333	galle.mc.gov.lk
	9	Matara	16	Matara	Matara		30	(List)	13	74,193
	10	Hambantota	17	Hambantota	Hambantota	2011	21	(List)	83	23,236
Sabaragamuwa	11	Ratnapura	18	Ratnapura	Ratnapura		25	(List)	20	47,105
North Central	12	Anuradhapura	19	Anuradhapura	Anuradhapura		29	(List)	36	50,595
North Central	13	Polonnaruwa	20	Polonnaruwa	Polonnaruwa	2017	11	(List)
Northern	14	Jaffna	21	Jaffna	Jaffna	1949	45	(List)	20	80,829	jaffnamc.lk
Eastern	15	Batticaloa	22	Batticaloa	Batticaloa	1967	38	(List)	75	86,227	www.batticaloa.mc.gov.lk
	16	Ampara	23	Kalmunai	Kalmunai	2001	41	(List)	23	99,893
	16	Ampara	24	Akkaraipattu	Akkaraipattu	2011	20	(List)	7	30,934

Municipal councils by party

United National Party (41.67%)

Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (37.5%)

Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi (8.33%)

National Congress (4.16%)

Independent (4.16%)

Sri Lanka Freedom Party (4.16%)

Notes

^ 2012

References

^ ^a ^b "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.
^ "Compilation of Local Authority" (PDF). Ministry of Local Government & Provincial Councils. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
^ "Local government". Ministry of Local Government & Provincial Councils. Archived from the original on 20 December 2014. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
^ ^a ^b "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). www.statistics.gov.lk/. Department of Census and Statistics. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
^ "City Of Polonnaruwa To Be Elevated To Municipal Council". Retrieved 11 February 2018.
^ "Bandarawela Municipal Council | Cities".

External links

Ministry of Local Government & Provincial Councils

[7] 2012

[Table_2.4-1] "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.

[Local_Authorities-2] "Compilation of Local Authority" (PDF). Ministry of Local Government & Provincial Councils. Retrieved 26 June 2016.

[3] "Local government". Ministry of Local Government & Provincial Councils. Archived from the original on 20 December 2014. Retrieved 5 December 2014.

[CHAPTER_XV-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.

[15._Local_Government_and_Co-operative_Development-5] "Local Government Statistics, 2012" (PDF). www.statistics.gov.lk/. Department of Census and Statistics. Retrieved 5 December 2014.

[6] "City Of Polonnaruwa To Be Elevated To Municipal Council". Retrieved 11 February 2018.

[8] "Bandarawela Municipal Council | Cities".

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