The Gampaha Municipal Council (, ) is the primary administrative body of the Gampaha District of Sri Lanka.. It has 28 members elected under the mixed electoral system where 60% of members will be elected using first-past-the-post voting and the remaining 40% through closed list proportional representation.

History

The Urban Council of Gampaha has a history that stretches back to 1945. Two Gazette notifications (No. 1142/22 of August 2000, and No. 117/7 of March 2001) established the Gampaha Municipal Council, which held its first meeting on 15 April 2002.

Structure

Currently there are 28 seats in the council.

Political party Council members 1991 1997 2002 2006 2011 2018 2025 NPP – – 2 4 – 3 17 SJB – – – – – –4 SLPP – – – – – 174 PA 3 6 6 – 14 32 UNP 6 3 10 9 361 Ind – – – – 1 1 – Liberal – – – 4 – – – JHU – – – 1 – – – Total 9 9 18 18 18 30 28

Demographics

Gampaha Municipal Council consists of 33 Grama Niladhari divisions, with a combined population of 62,797:

+ Population by Grama Niladhari division (2014) Division Name Number Population Pahalagama 222 1446 Madagama 1 223 228 Madagama 2 223/A 3119 Madagama 3 223/B 1322 Madagama 4 223/C 1808 Ihalagama West 224 1960 Ihalagama East 224/A 2013 Gampaha Aluthgama West 225 2342 Gampaha Aluthgama North 225/A 1965 Gampaha Aluthgama East 225/B 3690 Idigolla 225/C 1657 Baduvatugoḍa 226 1156 Karanayakamulla 226/A 748 Keselwatugoda North 227 2883 Keselwatugoda South 227/A 1155 Boraliyawatha 228 1049 Tiththalapithigoda 228/A 1174 Aluthgama Bogamuwa North 229 3897 Aluthgama Bogamuwa South 229/A 1918 Mahipalagoda 230 1582 Moranna 230/A 1280 Vidiyawatta 230/B 1391 Galthotamulla 230/C 1225 Yakkala North 231 3487 Yakkala West 231/A 2176 Papolgahadeniya 231/B 2118 Yakkala South 231/C 1880 Yakkala East 231/D 1275 Henarathgoda 232 2978 Bandiyamulla North 234 1290 Bandiyamulla East 234/A 1864 Bandiyamulla West 234/B 2712 Kidagammulla 234/C 2009 Total 62797

Ethnic groups

+ Population by Ethnicity (2014)EthnicityPopulation% Of Total Sinhalese 62,108 98.90 Sri Lankan Tamils 301 0.48 Indian Tamils 67 0.10 Sri Lankan Moors 115 0.18 Burgher 138 0.22 Sri Lankan Malays 38 0.06 Sri Lankan Chetties 5 0.00 Other 25 0.03 Total 62,797 100.00

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