| Kesbewa Urban Council | |
| Native Name: | |
| Native Name Lang: | si,ta |
| House Type: | Local Authority |
| Foundation: | [1] |
| Leader1 Type: | Chairman |
| Leader1: | Lakshman Perera[2] |
| Party1: | Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna |
| Election1: | April 2018 |
| Leader2 Type: | Vice Chairman |
| Leader2: | Karunapala Muhandiramarachchi |
| Party2: | Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna |
| Election2: | April 2018 |
| Seats: | 35[3] |
| Structure1: | File:Kesbewa UC 2018 Local election.svg |
| Structure1 Res: | 200px |
| Political Groups1: | Government
Opposition |
| Last Election1: | 10 February 2018 |
| Next Election1: | 2022 |
Kesbewa Urban Council (Sinhala; Sinhalese: කැස්බෑව නගර සභාව, Tamil: கெஸ்பேவா நகர சபை) is the local authority for the city of Kesbewa and surrounding suburbs in Sri Lanka.
The vision of the council as stated on their website is:[4]
In 1987, a new local government system called Pradeshiya Sabha was introduced. The jurisdiction of a Pradeshiya Sabha was mostly confined to a Divisional Secretariat, and accordingly the Kesbewa Pradeshiya Sabha was incorporated with effect from 1 January 1988. The Pradeshiya Sabha functioned in accordance with the provisions of the Pradeshiya Sabha Act No. 15 of 1987.[1]
With the rapid urbanisation of the Kesbewa area, the Kesbewa Urban Council and the Boralesgamuwa Urban Council were incorporated as two Local Government Institutions with effect from 15 April 2006 through a Special Gazette Notification No. 1426/15 dated 4 January 2006.[1]
Kesbewa Urban Council is situated in Colombo District, south east of the city of Colombo. It is about 41km² in extent.[1]
The council area is bounded on the north by the Colombo-Avissawella main road (A4) and the Maharagama Urban Council boundary. It is bounded on the east by Polgasowita - Kottawa main road and Homagama Pradeshiya Sabha boundary. It is bounded on the south by the Bolgoda Lake. It is bordered to the west by the Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia Municipal Council and Boralesgamuwa Urban Council.[5]
The council comprises 55 Grama Niladhari Divisions.[1]
In 2018, the council had a population of 192,630, with 141,065 registered voters and 49,478 households.[1]