The Moratuwa Municipal Council (, ) 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.
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.
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.
+ List of Mayors Name Term start Term end H. Lalith R. J. Nonis19911995 Thomson J. Mendis19951997 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 2023 Don Nishantha Ferdinando 2025 Present
Demographics
Ethnic groups
+ Population by ethnicity (2011)EthnicityPopulation% 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 religion (2011)ReligionPopulation% 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:
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
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