Matara Municipal Council


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.

Geography

The Matara Four Gravets is in area. The average elevation above sea level is.

Administrative units

Matara Municipal Council is divided into 36 Grama Niladhari Divisions, with seven villages.

Population

The current population of Matara Four Gravets area, according to 2011 Census, is 114,970, a decline from the population of 103,246 in 2001.
EthnicityPopulation% Of Total
Sinhalese67,47095.87
Sri Lankan Moors4,3143.75
Sri Lankan Tamils3040.26
Indian Tamils220.02
Other 1400.09
Total114,970100

Mayor

The Mayor of Matara is the head of Matara Municipal Council and his office is located at the Matara Town Hall. Mayor Sosindra Handunge resigned on 20 September 2015 from his position and the current acting mayor is Ranjith Yasaratna.

Representation

The Matara Municipal Council is divided into 15 wards and is represented by 15 councillors, elected using an open list proportional representation system.

2011 Local Government Election

Results of the local government election held on 8 October 2011:
Preference votes results as below:
Sosindra Handunge UPFA: topping the list with – 8,389 votes followed by UPFA candidates K.D.G Yasarathna – 7,206 and Chathura Galappaththi with 6,356 and UNP list : Upul Nishantha – 7,486 votes followed by Nandasena Sellaheva – 3,035 preference votes respectively.
The Matara Municipal Council has five standing committees each headed by committee chairman. The standing committees are Finance and Tender, Works and Solid Waste, Health and Sanitisation, Electricity and Water, and Environment.