# Urban councils of Sri Lanka

There are 41 Urban councils in Sri Lanka, which are the legislative bodies that preside over the second tier municipalities in the country. 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. The Urban councils collectively govern approximately 1,388,000 people. There are 417 Councillors in total, ranging from 22 to 7 per council.

## Urban councils
### Current

| Province | District | District | Urban council | Urban council | Municipality | Established/ Elevated | No. of Councillors | Chairman | Area (km$^2$) | Population (2012) | Website |
| Western | 1 | Colombo | 1 | Kolonnawa | Kolonnawa | | 11 | (List) | | 60,044 | |
| Western | 1 | Colombo | 2 | Seethawakapura | Seethawakapura | | 11 | (List) | | 30,308 | seethawakapura.uc.gov.lk |
| Western | 1 | Colombo | 3 | Maharagama | Maharagama | | 22 | Tiraj Piyaratne (List) | | 196,423 | maharagama.uc.gov.lk |
| Western | 1 | Colombo | 4 | Boralesgamuwa | Boralesgamuwa | | 9 | (List) | | 60,110 | |
| Western | 1 | Colombo | 5 | Kesbewa | Kesbewa | | 17 | Lakshman Perera (List) | | 185,122 | kesbewa.uc.gov.lk |
| Western | 2 | Gampaha | 6 | Wattala-Mabola | Wattala-Mabola | | 9 | (List) | | 28,031 | |
| Western | 2 | Gampaha | 7 | Peliyagoda | Peliyagoda | | 9 | (List) | | 27,736 | |
| Western | 2 | Gampaha | 8 | Katunayake-Seeduwa | Katunayake-Seeduwa | | 9 | (List) | | 60,915 | |
| Western | 2 | Gampaha | 9 | Minuwangoda | Minuwangoda | | 11 | (List) | | 7,523 | |
| Western | 2 | Gampaha | 10 | Ja-Ela | Ja-Ela | | 9 | Shammika Dias (List) | | 31,232 | |
| Western | 3 | Kalutara | 11 | Panadura | Panadura | | 9 | (List) | | 30,069 | |
| Western | 3 | Kalutara | 12 | Horana | Horana | | 9 | (List) | | 9,550 | |
| Western | 3 | Kalutara | 13 | Kalutara | Kalutara | 1923 | 11 | Deshakeerthi Al Haj M. M. M. Jauffer (List) | | 32,417 | |
| Western | 3 | Kalutara | 14 | Beruwala | Beruwala | | 9 | Alhaj Mazahim Mohamed (List) | | 37,793 | |
| North Western | 4 | Kurunegala | 15 | Kuliyapitiya | Kuliyapitiya | | 9 | (List) | | 5,509 | |
| North Western | 5 | Puttalam | 16 | Puttalam | Puttalam | | 9 | K. A. Baiz (List) | | 45,511 | puttalamuc.com |
| North Western | 5 | Puttalam | 17 | Chilaw | Chilaw | | 11 | (List) | | 21,441 | |
| Central | 6 | Kandy | 18 | Wattegama | Wattegama | | 9 | (List) | | 8,157 | |
| Central | 6 | Kandy | 19 | Kadugannawa | Kadugannawa | | 11 | (List) | | 12,654 | |
| Central | 6 | Kandy | 20 | Gampola | Gampola | | 15 | (List) | | 37,871 | |
| Central | 6 | Kandy | 21 | Nawalapitiya | Nawalapitiya | | 9 | (List) | | 13,338 | |
| Central | 7 | Nuwara Eliya | 22 | Hatton-Dickoya | Hatton-Dickoya | | 9 | (List) | | 14,585 | |
| Central | 7 | Nuwara Eliya | 23 | Talawakele-Lindula | Talawakele-Lindula | 1948 | 9 | Asoka Sepala (List) | | 4,691 | talawakelle-lindula.uc.gov.lk |
| Uva | 8 | Badulla | 24 | Haputale | Haputale | | 9 | (List) | | 5,288 | |
| Southern | 9 | Galle | 25 | Ambalangoda | Ambalangoda | | 12 | M. W. Aruna Pradeep (List) | 20 | 19,990 | ambalangoda.uc.gov.lk |
| Southern | 9 | Galle | 26 | Hikkaduwa | Hikkaduwa | | 11 | Vinie Kariyawasam (List) | | 27,075 | |
| Southern | 10 | Matara | 27 | Weligama | Weligama | | 10 | Rehan Jayawickreme (SJB) | | 22,377 | |
| Southern | 11 | Hambantota | 28 | Tangalle | Tangalle | | 9 | Anil Sellahendi (List) | | 8,473 | |
| Sabaragamuwa | 12 | Ratnapura | 29 | Balangoda | Balangoda | | 9 | (List) | | 16,510 | balangoda.uc.gov.lk |
| Sabaragamuwa | 12 | Ratnapura | 30 | Embilipitiya | Embilipitiya | 2006 | 7 | Wewelduwe Gnanapraba Thero (List) | | 36,712 | embilipitiya.uc.gov.lk |
| Sabaragamuwa | 13 | Kegalle | 31 | Kegalle | Kegalle | | 11 | (List) | | 15,993 | |
| Northern | 14 | Jaffna | 32 | Point Pedro | Point Pedro | | 9 | Sabanayagam Raveenthiran (List) | | 12,334 | |
| Northern | 14 | Jaffna | 33 | Valvettithurai | Valvettithurai | | 9 | Nadarajah Anantharaj (List) | | 8,283 | |
| Northern | 14 | Jaffna | 34 | Chavakachcheri | Chavakachcheri | | 11 | Rapiyel Thevasagayampillai (List) | | 16,129 | |
| Northern | 15 | Mannar | 35 | Mannar | Mannar | 2006 | 7 | Santhanpillai Gnanaprgasam (List) | | 24,417 | |
| Northern | 16 | Vavuniya | 36 | Vavuniya | Vavuniya | | 11 | Iyaththurai Kanagiah (List) | | 34,816 | |
| Eastern | 17 | Batticaloa | 37 | Kattankudi | Kattankudi | | 9 | Asfar Mohamed Shahul Hameed (List) | | 40,356 | kattankudy.uc.gov.lk |
| Eastern | 17 | Batticaloa | 38 | Eravur | Eravur | 2011 | 9 | Seyed Ali Zahir Moulana (List) | | 24,643 | |
| Eastern | 18 | Ampara | 39 | Ampara | Ampara | | 9 | Indika Naleen Jayavikrama (List) | | 22,511 | |
| Eastern | 19 | Trincomalee | 40 | Trincomalee | Trincomalee | 1940 | 12 | Kanthasamy Selvarajah (List) | | 48,351 | |
| Eastern | 19 | Trincomalee | 41 | Kinniya | Kinniya | 2006 | 7 | Mohamad Maharoof Hilmi (List) | | 36,772 | |

### Former
#### Elevated to Municipal council status in 1959

* Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia Urban Council

#### Elevated to Municipal council status in 1997

* Moratuwa Urban Council
* Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte Urban Council

#### Elevated to Municipal council status in 2011

* Bandarawela Urban Council
* Hambantota Urban Council