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Matara District is located in the south west of Sri Lanka and has an area of 1,282.5 square kilometres (495.2 sq mi). [2]It is represented in the Sri Lankan Parliament following the 2010 Sri Lankan parliamentary election by former Sri Lankan national cricketer Sanath Jayasuriya who stood for the United People's Freedom Alliance.
The Matara Municipal Council is the local council for Matara, the second largest city in the Southern Province of Sri Lanka, the third level administrative division of the country. The council was established under the Municipalities Ordinance of 1865 as the 13th municipal council of Sri Lanka.
Matara (Sinhala: මාතර, romanized: Māthara; Tamil: மாத்தறை) is a major city in Sri Lanka, on the southern coast of Southern Province. It is the second largest city in Southern Province. It is 160 km (99 mi) from Colombo. It is a major commercial hub, the administrative capital and largest city of Matara District.
The district is conterminous with the administrative district of Matara in the Southern province. The district currently elects 7 of the 225 members of the Sri Lankan Parliament and had 578,858 registered electors in 2010. [4] The district is the country's Electorate Number 08. [5]
The newest district to be created was the Kilinochchi district in February 1984, [22] and the current constitution states that the territory of Sri Lanka consists of 25 administrative districts. These districts may be subdivided or amalgamated by a resolution of the Parliament of Sri Lanka. [23]
Sri Lanka: Province: Southern Province: District: Matara District: Government • Divisional Secretary: Ranjith Yapa: Area • Total. 53.9 km 2 (20.8 sq mi) Population
Pitabeddara Divisional Secretariat is a Divisional Secretariat of Matara District, of Southern Province, Sri Lanka. The current Divisional Secretary is Mrs. S.K.G. Prasangika and Mr. Lahiru Sandaruwan Madushanka Gamage is the Assistant Divisional Secretary.
Buildings and structures in Matara District (6 C, 5 P) E. ... Government of Matara District (1 C, 1 P) H. History of Matara District (1 C) P. People from Matara ...