Boralesgamuwa Urban Council

Boralesgamuwa Urban Council (Sinhala: බොරලැස්ගමුව නගර සභාව, Tamil: போரலெஸ்கமுவ நகர சபை) is the local authority for Boralesgamuwa and surrounding suburbs in Sri Lanka.

Boralesgamuwa Urban Council

  • බොරලැස්ගමුව නගර සභාව  (Sinhala)
  • போரலெஸ்கமுவ நகர சபை  (Tamil)
Type
Type
Local Authority
History
Founded2006 (2006)[1]
Leadership
Aruna Priyashantha[2], Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna
since April 2018
Seats9[3]
Elections
Last election
10 February 2018
Next election
2022

History

Previously a part of the Kesbewa Pradeshiya Sabha, the Boralesgamuwa Urban Council was incorporated as a separate local government institution with effect from 15 April 2006 through a Special Gazette Notification No. 1426/15 dated 4 January 2006.[1]

Geography

Wards

For electoral and administrative purposes, the Council is divided into 10 wards:[4]

  1. Pepiliyana
  2. Divulpitiya
  3. Rattanapitiya
  4. Boralesgamuwa West
  5. Bellanvila
  6. Werahera
  7. Boralesgamuwa East
  8. Bodhirajapura
  9. Katuwawala
  10. Neelammahara

References
  1. "City Profile". කැස්බෑව නගර සභාව. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
  2. "Aruna Priyashantha". Politically Exposed Persons (PEPs). Transparency International Sri Lanka. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  3. "Local government". Ministry of Local Government & Provincial Councils. Ministry of Local Government & Provincial Councils. Archived from the original on 20 December 2014. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
  4. "Ward Map of Boralesgamuwa Urban Council - Colombo District" (PDF). Survey Department of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
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