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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]

Urban councils

Current

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 !align="center" style="background:Template:United People's Freedom Alliance/meta/color; color:white;"| (List) 60,044
2 Seethawakapura Seethawakapura 11 !align="center" style="background:Template:United National Party/meta/color; color:white;"| (List) 30,308 seethawakapura.uc.gov.lk
3 Maharagama Maharagama 22 !align="center" style="background:Template:United People's Freedom Alliance/meta/color; color:white;"| (List) 196,423
4 Boralesgamuwa Boralesgamuwa 9 !align="center" style="background:Template:United People's Freedom Alliance/meta/color; color:white;"| (List) 60,110
5 Kesbewa Kesbewa 17 !align="center" style="background:Template:United People's Freedom Alliance/meta/color; color:white;"| (List) 185,122
2 Gampaha 6 Wattala-Mabola Wattala-Mabola 9 !align="center" style="background:Template:United People's Freedom Alliance/meta/color; color:white;"| (List) 28,031
7 Peliyagoda Peliyagoda 9 !align="center" style="background:Template:United People's Freedom Alliance/meta/color; color:white;"| (List) 27,736
8 Katunayake-Seeduwa Katunayake-Seeduwa 9 !align="center" style="background:Template:United People's Freedom Alliance/meta/color; color:white;"| (List) 60,915
9 Minuwangoda Minuwangoda 11 !align="center" style="background:Template:United People's Freedom Alliance/meta/color; color:white;"| (List) 7,523
10 Ja-Ela Ja-Ela 9 !align="center" style="background:Template:United People's Freedom Alliance/meta/color; color:white;"| Shammika Dias (List) 31,232
3 Kalutara 11 Panadura Panadura 9 !align="center" style="background:Template:United People's Freedom Alliance/meta/color; color:white;"| (List) 30,069
12 Horana Horana 9 !align="center" style="background:Template:United People's Freedom Alliance/meta/color; color:white;"| (List) 9,550
13 Kalutara Kalutara 1923 11 !align="center" style="background:Template:United National Party/meta/color; color:white;"| Deshakeerthi Al Haj M. M. M. Jauffer (List) 32,417
14 Beruwala Beruwala 9 !align="center" style="background:Template:United People's Freedom Alliance/meta/color; color:white;"| (List) 37,793
North Western 4 Kurunegala 15 Kuliyapitiya Kuliyapitiya 9 !align="center" style="background:Template:United National Party/meta/color; color:white;"| (List) 5,509
5 Puttalam 16 Puttalam Puttalam 9 !align="center" style="background:Template:United People's Freedom Alliance/meta/color; color:white;"| K. A. Baiz (List) 45,511 puttalamuc.com
17 Chilaw Chilaw 11 !align="center" style="background:Template:United People's Freedom Alliance/meta/color; color:white;"| (List) 21,441
Central 6 Kandy 18 Wattegama Wattegama 9 !align="center" style="background:Template:United People's Freedom Alliance/meta/color; color:white;"| (List) 8,157
19 Kadugannawa Kadugannawa 11 !align="center" style="background:Template:United National Party/meta/color; color:white;"| (List) 12,654
20 Gampola Gampola 15 !align="center" style="background:Template:United People's Freedom Alliance/meta/color; color:white;"| (List) 37,871
21 Nawalapitiya Nawalapitiya 9 !align="center" style="background:Template:United People's Freedom Alliance/meta/color; color:white;"| (List) 13,338
7 Nuwara Eliya 22 Hatton-Dickoya Hatton-Dickoya 9 !align="center" style="background:Template:United People's Freedom Alliance/meta/color; color:white;"| (List) 14,585
23 Talawakele-Lindula Talawakele-Lindula 9 !align="center" style="background:Template:United People's Freedom Alliance/meta/color; color:white;"| Asoka Sepala (List) 4,691 talawakelle-lindula.uc.gov.lk
Uva 8 Badulla 24 Haputale Haputale 9 !align="center" style="background:Template:United People's Freedom Alliance/meta/color; color:white;"| (List) 5,288
Southern 9 Galle 25 Ambalangoda Ambalangoda 12 !align="center" style="background:Template:United People's Freedom Alliance/meta/color; color:white;"| M. W. Aruna Pradeep (List) 20 19,990 ambalangoda.uc.gov.lk
26 Hikkaduwa Hikkaduwa 11 !align="center" style="background:Template:United People's Freedom Alliance/meta/color; color:white;"| Vinie Kariyawasam (List) 27,075
10 Matara 27 Weligama Weligama 10 !align="center" style="background:Template:United People's Freedom Alliance/meta/color; color:white;"| Mohomad Husein Hajiyar Muhammad (List) 22,377
11 Hambantota 28 Tangalle Tangalle 9 !align="center" style="background:Template:United People's Freedom Alliance/meta/color; color:white;"| Anil Sellahendi (List) 8,473
Sabaragamuwa 12 Ratnapura 29 Balangoda Balangoda 9 !align="center" style="background:Template:United People's Freedom Alliance/meta/color; color:white;"| (List) 16,510 balangoda.uc.gov.lk
30 Embilipitiya Embilipitiya 2006 7 !align="center" style="background:Template:United People's Freedom Alliance/meta/color; color:white;"| Wewelduwe Gnanapraba Thero (List) 36,712 embilipitiya.uc.gov.lk
13 Kegalle 31 Kegalle Kegalle 11 !align="center" style="background:Template:United People's Freedom Alliance/meta/color; color:white;"| (List) 15,993
Northern 14 Jaffna 32 Point Pedro Point Pedro 9 !align="center" style="background:Template:Tamil National Alliance/meta/color; color:white;"| Sabanayagam Raveenthiran (List) 12,334
33 Valvettithurai Valvettithurai 9 !align="center" style="background:Template:United People's Freedom Alliance/meta/color; color:white;"| Nadarajah Anantharaj (List) 8,283
34 Chavakachcheri Chavakachcheri 11 !align="center" style="background:Template:United People's Freedom Alliance/meta/color; color:white;"| Rapiyel Thevasagayampillai (List) 16,129
15 Mannar 35 Mannar Mannar 2006 7 !align="center" style="background:Template:United People's Freedom Alliance/meta/color; color:white;"| Santhanpillai Gnanaprgasam (List) 24,417
16 Vavuniya 36 Vavuniya Vavuniya 11 !align="center" style="background:Template:United People's Freedom Alliance/meta/color; color:white;"| Iyaththurai Kanagiah (List) 34,816
Eastern 17 Batticaloa 37 Kattankudi Kattankudi 9 !align="center" style="background:Template:United People's Freedom Alliance/meta/color; color:white;"| Asfar Mohamed Shahul Hameed (List) 40,356 kattankudy.uc.gov.lk
38 Eravur Eravur 2011 9 !align="center" style="background:Template:United People's Freedom Alliance/meta/color; color:white;"| Seyed Ali Zahir Moulana (List) 24,643
18 Ampara 39 Ampara Ampara 9 !align="center" style="background:Template:United People's Freedom Alliance/meta/color; color:white;"| Indika Naleen Jayavikrama (List) 22,511
19 Trincomalee 40 Trincomalee Trincomalee 1940 12 !align="center" style="background:Template:Tamil National Alliance/meta/color; color:white;"| Kanthasamy Selvarajah (List) 48,351
41 Kinniya Kinniya 2006 7 !align="center" style="background:Template:United People's Freedom Alliance/meta/color; color:white;"| Mohamad Maharoof Hilmi (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

Notes

Parties

  United People's Freedom Alliance   United National Party   Tamil National Alliance

  1. ^ 2012

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 2008-09-24.
  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). http://www.statistics.gov.lk/. Department of Census and Statistics. Retrieved 5 December 2014. {{cite web}}: External link in |website= (help)
  6. ^ "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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