Matale Municipal Council

The Matale Municipal Council (Sinhala: මාතලේ මහ නගර සභා mātalē maha nagara sabhāva) is the local council for Matale. It is a large regional city located in the heart of island's central hills, it is the capital and largest city in Matale district.

Matale Municipal Council

මාතලේ මහ නගර සභා
Type
Type
Local authority
Leadership
Mayor
Daljith Aluwihare (United National Party)
Deputy Mayor
Prakash Sandanam (Lanka Labour Congress)
Municipal Commissioner
E. L. R. B. Atampawala
Seats21
Elections
open list proportional representation system
Last election
2018 Sri Lankan local elections

The council was formed in 1963 under the Municipalities Ordinance Act of 1865. It has 21 elected representatives, comprising ten seats held by the United National Party, four seats by the Sri Lanka Freedom Party and six by Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna.

Administrative units

Matale Municipal Council is divided into 52 Grama Niladhari Divisions (GN Divisions).

List of Mayors

The Mayor of Matale is the head of Matale Municipal Council and his office is located at the Matale Town Hall.

  • Daljith Aluwihare (2016 - current)
  • Mohamed Hilmy Mohamed (Abdul Careem Mohamed Hilmy) (2002-2016)
  • Rohana Dissanayake (1997-2002)
  • Vidana Gamage Jinadasa (1969-1989)
  • Alick Aluwihare (1963-1969)

The Municipal Council provides sewer, road management and waste management services, in case of water, electricity and telephone utility services the council liaises with the Water Supply and Drainage Board, the Ceylon Electricity Board and telephone service providers.

gollark: Imagine requiring food to survive, as opposed to becoming a superior machine lifeform.
gollark: Also, vaccines have been going to older/more vulnerable people first.
gollark: That looks like significantly below half as many cases in vaccinated people, even though vaccination is at 68.1% (at least one dose). Which isn't *great* but isn't "doesn't even seem to work".
gollark: Jesus is within Site 2-Alpha's anomalous theological entity containment units, yes.
gollark: Obviously, this is because all scientific publications ever censor anything which governments might not want talked about.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.