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
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and largest
city
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in
Matale district.
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
The Sri Lanka Freedom Party ( si, ශ්රී ලංකා නිදහස් පක්ෂය, translit=Śrī Laṁkā Nidahas Pakṣaya; ta, இலங்கை சுதந்திரக் கட்சி, translit=Ilaṅkai Cutantirak Ka ...
and six by
Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna
The Sri Lanka People's Front ( si, ශ්රී ලංකා පොදුජන පෙරමුණ, translit=Śrī Laṃkā Podujana Peramuna; ta, இலங்கை பொதுஜன முன்னணி, translit=Ilaṅkai Potujaṉa Mu ...
.
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. The current
Mayor of Matale is Sandhanam Prakash.
The Municipal Council of Matale 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.
References
External links
1947 establishments in Ceylon
Matale
Local authorities in Central Province, Sri Lanka
Municipal councils of Sri Lanka
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