Moratuwa Municipal Council

Moratuwa Municipal Council

මොරටුව මහා නගර සභාව (Sinhala)

மொறட்டுவை மாநகர சபை (Tamil)
Moratuwa Municipal Council ; මොරටුව මහා නගර සභාව (Sinhala); மொறட்டுவை மாநகர சபை (Tamil);
Type
Type	Local authority
Term limits	4 years
History
Founded	April 15, 1997; 27 years ago
Preceded by	Moratuwa Urban Council (1930 - 1997)
Leadership
Commissioner	Manoja S Pathirana
	-
Structure
Political groups	Government Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (23); Opposition United National Party (16); United People's Freedom Alliance (4); Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (4); Independent (1);
Elections
Voting system	open list proportional representation system
Last election	2018 Sri Lankan local government elections
Meeting place
	Moratuwa Municipal Council Building, Moratuwa
Website
	http://moratuwa.mc.gov.lk

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
Mr. A. T. K. Chandradasa	1997	2001
Mr. R. A. Annada Kusumsiri	2001	2002
Mr. Rawinath J. Gunasekara	2002	2006
Mr. W. Samanlal Fernando	2006	2010
	2011	2016
	2018

Demographics

Ethnic groups

Population by ethnicity (2011)

Sinhalese (95%)

Sri Lankan Tamils (2.50%)

Sri Lankan Moors (1.38%)

Indian Tamils (0.21%)

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)

Buddhists (70%)

Catholics (19.1%)

Other Christians (6.7%)

Muslims (1.9%)

Hinduism (1.9%)

Other (0.4%)

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]

Janasetha Library, Katubedda
Moratuwa Public Library
Soysapura Branch Library
Galpotta Branch Library
Thelawala Branch Library
Egoda Uyana Branch Library
Katukurunda Branch Library
Koralawella Branch Library

References

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

[council-1] "මන්ත්‍රී මණ්ඩලය". Moratuwa Municipal Council. Retrieved 26 October 2020.

[about_si-2] "අප ගැන". Moratuwa Municipal Council. Retrieved 27 October 2020.

[about_en-3] "අප ගැන". Moratuwa Municipal Council. Retrieved 27 October 2020.

[about-4] "About Moratuwa". Moratuwa Municipal Council. Retrieved 26 October 2020.

[administration-5] "පරිපාලන දෙපාර්තමේන්තුව". මොරටුව මහා නගර සභාව. Retrieved 26 October 2020.