Municipal councils of Sri Lanka

Party Population
(2012)[1] 		Land area (km²) Votes % Seats No. of Municipalities
United National Party - - - - - 10
Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna - - - - - 9
Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi 167,056 95 31,893 - 33 2
Sri Lanka Freedom Party - - 9,020 - 5 1
National Congress 30,934 7 11,988 - 13 1
Independents 24,168 27 8,188 - 10 1
Total 2,765,533+ 698+ - - 836 24

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 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, ranging from 53 to 9 per council.[4][5]

The last council to be created was Polonnaruwa Municipal Council on 30 June 2017, bifurcated from Thamankaduwa Pradeshiya Sabha.[6]

  1. ^ "Table 2.4: Population of Municipal Councils and Urban Councils by sex Census, 2012" (PDF). Department of Census and Statistics Sri Lanka. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
  2. ^ "Compilation of Local Authority" (PDF). Ministry of Local Government & Provincial Councils. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
  3. ^ "Local government". Ministry of Local Government & Provincial Councils. Archived from the original on 20 December 2014. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
  4. ^ "Area, Population, Registered voters and Employees of Municipalities, 2011 - 2012" (PDF). Statistics Statistical Abstract 2013. Department of Census and Statistics Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 December 2014. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
  5. ^ "Local Government Statistics, 2012" (PDF). www.statistics.gov.lk/. Department of Census and Statistics. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
  6. ^ "City Of Polonnaruwa To Be Elevated To Municipal Council". Retrieved 11 February 2018.