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The Colombo Municipal Council is the municipal governing body of Colombo, the largest city and financial centre in Sri Lanka. It consists of a directly elected executive Mayor of Colombo , and elected 119 municipal councilors.
The first public library in the country was the United Service Library, which was established in 1813. It was ysed exclusively by civil and military officers of the Government stationed in Colombo and was housed in a building opposite the Queen's House, on Janadhipathi Mawatha (formerly Kings Street).
There are 24 Municipal councils in Sri Lanka, which are the legislative bodies that preside over the largest cities and first tier municipalities in the country. [2] 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 ...
Built in front of the Viharamahadevi Park, Colombo, Sri Lanka, it is the meeting place for the elected municipal council. In 1921 renowned Scottish town planner Professor Patrick Geddes recommended that the Council should construct a large central and dignified municipal building to house the council, a public reception hall, the mayor's office ...
Sri Lanka Freedom Party: 9 June 1959: Minister of Local Government and Housing [17] 21 November 1959: W. Dahanayake: M. B. W. Mediwake: Sri Lanka Freedom Party: J. R. Jayewardene: United National Party: 23 March 1960: 1960: Dudley Senanayake [17] Mahanama Samaraweera: Sri Lanka Freedom Party: 23 July 1960: Sirimavo Bandaranaike [18] M ...
The post was created in 1866 when the Colombo Municipal Council was established by the Legislative Council of Ceylon. The mayor is assisted by the deputy mayor and a Municipal Commissioner . Since 1944 all but two of the mayors that have served have been from the United National Party (UNP), with one being a UNP-backed independent.
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]
As of 199 there were 309 local authorities (14 MC, 37 UC, 258 DC). All parts of Sri Lanka are governed by local authorities except the Free Trade Zones in Katunayake and Koggala which are governed by the Board of Investment of Sri Lanka.