The Moratuwa Municipal Council (Sinhala: මොරටුව මහා නගර සභාව, Tamil: மொறட்டுவை மாநகர சபை) is the local council for Moratuwa, a large coastal city in Colombo District.

History

In January 1908, the first local government body was established in Moratuwa. It was chaired by the Government Agent, and consisted of 6 representatives: 3 members of the public and 3 Government officials.[2]

In 1930, the Moratuwa Urban Council was established. The gazette was issued in January 1928, elections held in 1929, and the council first met in January 1930. There were 8 wards electing a single representative each, and additionally there were 4 appointed members. In 1942 the number of wards and elected members was increased to 10, and the number of appointed members was reduced to 2.[2]

As per Gazette Notification No. 957/13 dated 8 January 1997, the Moratuwa Municipal Council was established. The change came into effect in April of the same year.[2]

List of Mayors[3]
Name Term Start Term End
H. Lalith R. J. Nonis 1991 1995
Thomson J. Mendis 1995 1997
A. T. K. Chandradasa 1997 2001
R. A. Annada Kusumsiri 2001 2002
Rawinath J. Gunasekara 2002 2006
W. Samanlal Fernando 2006 2010
2011 2016
2018

Demographics

Ethnic groups

Population by ethnicity (2011)
  1. Sinhalese (95%)
  2. Sri Lankan Tamils (2.5%)
  3. Sri Lankan Moors (1.38%)
  4. Indian Tamils (0.21%)
  5. Other (0.91%)
Population by ethnicity (2011)[4]
Ethnicity Population % of total
Sinhalese 168,324 95.00
Sri Lankan Tamils 4,433 2.50
Indian Tamils 375 0.21
Sri Lankan Moors 2,452 1.38
Other (including Burgher, Sri Lankan Malays) 1,606 0.91
Total 177,190 100

Religions

Population by ethnicity (2011)
  1. Buddhists (70%)
  2. Catholics (19.1%)
  3. Other Christians (6.7%)
  4. Muslims (1.9%)
  5. Hinduism (1.9%)
  6. Other (0.40%)
Population by religion (2011)[4]
Religion Population % of total
Buddhists 124,205 70.0
Catholics 33,893 19.1
Other Christians 11,806 6.7
Islam 3,311 1.9
Hindu 3,367 1.9
Total 177,190 100.0

Services

Libraries

The Municipal Council runs 8 public libraries:[5]

  1. Janasetha Library, Katubedda
  2. Moratuwa Public Library
  3. Soysapura Branch Library
  4. Galpotta Branch Library
  5. Thelawala Branch Library
  6. Egoda Uyana Branch Library
  7. Katukurunda Branch Library
  8. Koralawella Branch Library

References

  1. ^ a b "මන්ත්‍රී මණ්ඩලය". Moratuwa Municipal Council. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "අප ගැන". Moratuwa Municipal Council. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  3. ^ "අප ගැන". Moratuwa Municipal Council. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  4. ^ a b "About Moratuwa". Moratuwa Municipal Council. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
  5. ^ "පරිපාලන දෙපාර්තමේන්තුව". මොරටුව මහා නගර සභාව. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
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