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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 ...
In 1995 a Divisional Council was created for Biyagama which had previously been governed by the Board of Investment of Sri Lanka. [8] In 1997 Moratuwa and Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte Urban Councils were promoted to Municipal Councils. [8] As of 199 there were 309 local authorities (14 MC, 37 UC, 258 DC). All parts of Sri Lanka are governed by ...
Sri Lanka Freedom Party: S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike: Minister of Local Government and Cultural Affairs [15] [16] [17] Vimala Wijewardene: Sri Lanka Freedom Party: 9 June 1959: Minister of Local Government and Housing [18] 21 November 1959: W. Dahanayake: M. B. W. Mediwake: Sri Lanka Freedom Party: J. R. Jayewardene: United National Party: 23 ...
This category contains articles about the government departments of the Government of Sri Lanka. For articles about other bodies controlled by the Sri Lankan government see: Category:Government ministries of Sri Lanka; Category:Government agencies of Sri Lanka
The newest district to be created was the Kilinochchi district in February 1984, [22] and the current constitution states that the territory of Sri Lanka consists of 25 administrative districts. These districts may be subdivided or amalgamated by a resolution of the Parliament of Sri Lanka. [23]
History of Sri Lanka: From Earliest Times Up to the Sixteenth Century. Dayawansa Jayakodi & Company. ISBN 955-551-257-4. Yogasundaram, Nath (2006). A Comprehensive History of Sri Lanka from Prehistory to Tsunami. Vijitha Yapa Publishers. ISBN 978-955-665-002-0. Peebles, Patrick (2006). The History of Sri Lanka. Greenwood Publishing Group.
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]
There are 276 Pradeshiya Sabhas in Sri Lanka, which are the legislative bodies that preside over the third tier municipalities in the country. [1] Introduced in 1987 through the 13th Amendment to the Constitution of Sri Lanka , Pradeshiya Sabhas became a devolved subject under the Provincial Councils in the Local Government system of Sri Lanka ...