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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 		Mayor 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
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
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
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
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
24 Akkaraipattu Akkaraipattu 2011 20 ( List) 7 30,934
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Locations of Municipal councils

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

  1. ^ 2012

See also

References

  1. ^ 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.
  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. Ministry of Local Government & Provincial Councils. Archived from the original on 20 December 2014. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
  4. ^ 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.
  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.
  7. ^ "Bandarawela Municipal Council | Cities".

External links

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