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Boralesgamuwa Urban Council

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Boralesgamuwa Urban Council

  • බොරලැස්ගමුව නගර සභාව (Sinhala)
  • போரலெஸ்கமுவ நகர சபை (Tamil)
Type
Type
History
Founded2006; 18 years ago (2006)[1]
Leadership
Aruna Priyashantha[2], Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna
since April 2018
Seats9[3]
Elections
Last election
10 February 2018
Next election
2022

Boralesgamuwa Urban Council (Sinhala: බොරලැස්ගමුව නගර සභාව, Tamil: போரலெஸ்கமுவ நகர சபை) is the local authority for Boralesgamuwa and surrounding suburbs in Sri Lanka.

History

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Previously a part of the Kesbewa Pradeshiya Sabha, the Boralesgamuwa Urban Council was incorporated as a separate local government institution with effect from 15 April 2006 through a Special Gazette Notification No. 1426/15 dated 4 January 2006.[1]

Geography

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Wards

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For electoral and administrative purposes, the council is divided into 10 wards:[4]

  1. Pepiliyana
  2. Divulpitiya
  3. Rattanapitiya
  4. Boralesgamuwa West
  5. Bellanvila
  6. Werahera
  7. Boralesgamuwa East
  8. Bodhirajapura
  9. Katuwawala
  10. Neelammahara

References

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  1. ^ a b "City Profile". කැස්බෑව නගර සභාව. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Aruna Priyashantha". Politically Exposed Persons (PEPs). Transparency International Sri Lanka. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  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. ^ "Ward Map of Boralesgamuwa Urban Council - Colombo District" (PDF). Survey Department of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 21 November 2020.