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In 1995 a Divisional Council was created for Biyagama which had previously been governed by the Board of Investment of Sri Lanka. [8] In 1997 Moratuwa and Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte Urban Councils were promoted to Municipal Councils. [8] As of 199 there were 309 local authorities (14 MC, 37 UC, 258 DC). All parts of Sri Lanka are governed by ...
Territorial authorities (Māori: mana ā-rohe) are a tier of local government in New Zealand, alongside regional councils, which administer the districts and cities of New Zealand. There are 67 territorial authorities: 13 city councils , 53 district councils and the Chatham Islands Council . [ 1 ]
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Provincial governments of Sri Lanka are the devolved governments of the nine Provinces of Sri Lanka. In accordance with the Sri Lankan constitution , provinces have legislative power over a variety of matters including agriculture, education, health, housing, local government, planning, road transport and social services.
Sri Lankan New Zealanders, also known informally as “Sriwis”, are New Zealanders of Sri Lankan heritage living in New Zealand. This includes at least three Sri Lankan ethnic groups in New Zealand: the Sinhalese, Sri Lankan Tamil and Burghers. Sri Lankans in New Zealand span over 140 years emigration.
In Sri Lanka a Member of Provincial Council (also known as Provincial Councilor), is the title given to an elected member of a provincial council. [1] As of 2017, there are 455 members in nine provincial councils.
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 ...
History of Sri Lanka: From Earliest Times Up to the Sixteenth Century. Dayawansa Jayakodi & Company. ISBN 955-551-257-4. Yogasundaram, Nath (2006). A Comprehensive History of Sri Lanka from Prehistory to Tsunami. Vijitha Yapa Publishers. ISBN 978-955-665-002-0. Peebles, Patrick (2006). The History of Sri Lanka. Greenwood Publishing Group.