The Matara Municipal Council is the local council for Matara, the second largest city in the Southern Province of Sri Lanka, the third level administrative division of the country. The council was established under the Municipalities Ordinance of 1865 as the 13th municipal council of Sri Lanka.
Geography The Matara Four Gravets is in area. The average elevation above sea level is .
Administrative units Matara Municipal Council is divided into 36 Grama Niladhari Divisions (GN Divisions), with seven villages.
Population The population of Matara Four Gravets area, according to the 2011 Census, was 114,970, a decline from the population of 103,246 in 2001.
+EthnicityPopulation% Of TotalSinhalese 67,470 95.87Sri Lankan Moors 4,314 3.75Sri Lankan Tamils 304 0.26Indian Tamils 22 0.02Other (including Burgher, Malay) 140 0.09Total 114,970 100
Mayor The Mayor of Matara is the head of Matara Municipal Council and his office is located at the Matara Town Hall. Mayor Sosindra Handunge resigned on 20 September 2015 from his position and the current acting mayor is Ranjith Yasaratna.
Representation The Matara Municipal Council is divided into 30 wards and is represented by 30 councillors, elected using an open list proportional representation system.
2018 local government election Results of the local government election held on 8 February 2018:
Alliances and parties Votes % Seats Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna 20,655 45.72% 15 United National Party 13,446 29.76% 8 United People's Freedom Alliance (NC, SLFP et al.) 5,668 12.55% 4 Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna 5,233 11.58% 3 National People's Party 179 0.4% 0Valid Votes 45,181 100.00% 30 Rejected Votes 720 Total Polled 45,901 Registered Electors 56,455 Turnout
2011 local government election Results of the local government election held on 8 October 2011:
Alliances and parties Votes % Seats United People's Freedom Alliance (NC, ACMC, SLFP et al.) 20,681 57.68% 9 United National Party 12,619 35.20% 5 Peoples Liberation Front 1,449 4.04% 1 Independent 1 1,056 2.95% 0 Our National Front 18 0.05% 0 Jana Setha Peramuna 10 0.03% 0 People's Liberation Solidarity Front 8 0.02% 0 Ruhuna People's Party (Ruhunu Janatha Party) 8 0.02% 0 Independent 2 5 0.01% 0Valid Votes 35,854 97.82% 15 Rejected Votes 798 Total Polled 36,652 Registered Electors 51,895 Turnout 70.63%
Preference votes (2011) results as below:
Sosindra Handunge UPFA: topping the list with – 8,389 votes followed by UPFA candidates K.D.G Yasarathna – 7,206 and Chathura Galappaththi with 6,356 and UNP list : Upul Nishantha – 7,486 votes followed by Nandasena Sellaheva – 3,035 preference votes respectively.
The Matara Municipal Council has five standing committees each headed by committee chairman. The standing committees are Finance and Tender, Works and Solid Waste, Health and Sanitisation, Electricity and Water, and Environment.
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