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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 ...
The Municipal Council Ordinance No. 17 of 1865 transferred responsibility for some local administration to local residents. [7] [8] [9] The Municipal Councils consisted of elected and appointed members. Under the ordinance Municipal Councils were created for Colombo and Kandy. Reforms enacted in 1931 resulted in all members of Municipal ...
Pages in category "Municipal councils of Sri Lanka" The following 20 pages are in this category, out of 20 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
The council was formed in 1865, it first met in 1866 and derives most of its powers from Municipal Council Ordinance No. 29 of 1947. [ 1 ] It is the oldest and the largest local government authority in Sri Lanka which covers a resident population of over 600,000 (as of 2001).
[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 ...
Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte is located at the south east of Colombo. The Kotte Urban Development Council was created in the 1930s, with a modern building at Rajagiriya.It was succeeded by the Kotte Urban Council, which had a large section of its area removed and tagged onto the Colombo Municipal Council ward of Borella while the Battaramulla urban council was dissolved and a small section of ...
The mayor of Kandy is the mayor and head of the Kandy Municipal Council. The post was created in 1866 when the Kandy Municipal Council established by the Municipalities Ordinance of 1865. The offices of the mayor are at the Kandy Town Hall. The mayor's legal title is His worship the Mayor of Kandy.
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.