Boralesgamuwa Urban Council Explained

Boralesgamuwa Urban Council
Native Name:
Native Name Lang:	si,ta
House Type:	Local Authority
Foundation:	^[1]
Leader1 Type:	Chairman
Leader1:	Aruna Priyashantha^[2]
Party1:	Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna
Election1:	April 2018
Leader2 Type:	Vice Chairman
Party2:	Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna
Election2:	April 2018
Seats:	9^[3]
Last Election1:	10 February 2018
Next Election1:	2022

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

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]

Pepiliyana
Divulpitiya
Rattanapitiya
Boralesgamuwa West
Bellanvila
Werahera
Boralesgamuwa East
Bodhirajapura
Katuwawala
Neelammahara

Notes and References

Web site: City Profile. කැස්බෑව නගර සභාව. 21 October 2020.
Web site: Aruna Priyashantha. Politically Exposed Persons (PEPs). Transparency International Sri Lanka. 25 October 2020.
Web site: Local government. Ministry of Local Government & Provincial Councils. Ministry of Local Government & Provincial Councils. 5 December 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141220192201/http://www.pclg.gov.lk/en/sub_pgs/about_us_4.html. 20 December 2014. dead. dmy-all.
Web site: Ward Map of Boralesgamuwa Urban Council - Colombo District . Survey Department of Sri Lanka . 21 November 2020.