| Maharagama Urban Council | |
| Native Name: | |
| Native Name Lang: | si,ta |
| Coa Pic: | File:Maharagama Urban Council Seal.svg |
| Coa Res: | 200px |
| Coa Alt: | Seal of the Maharagama Urban Council |
| Coa Caption: | Seal of the Maharagama Urban Council |
| House Type: | Local Authority |
| Term Limits: | 4 years |
| Foundation: | [1] |
| Leader1 Type: | Chairman |
| Leader1: | Tiraj Piyaratne |
| Party1: | Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna |
| Election1: | 26 March 2018 |
| Party2: | United National Party |
| Seats: | 22[2] |
| Last Election1: | 10 February 2018 |
| Next Election1: | 2022 |
| Motto: | බහුජන හිතාය බහුජන සුඛාය |
| Meeting Place: | Maharagama Urban Council building, Highlevel Road, Maharagama, Sri Lanka |
Maharagama Urban Council (Sinhala; Sinhalese: මහරගම නගර සභාව, Tamil: மகாரகம நகர சபை) is the local authority for Maharagama and surrounding suburbs in Sri Lanka. The Council is responsible for providing a variety of local public services including public health and sanitation, road maintenance, garbage disposal, libraries, public parks and recreational facilities. The stated goals of the council include providing infrastructure needs, and enhancing regional economic development in a sustainable manner.
The Maharagama local body was established in 1963 with an area of only 5km2. In 1988 this was expanded to 21km2 and the body was upgraded to Pradeshiya Sabha status.[3]
On 10 January 2002, the Maharagama Urban Council was gazetted by Alick Aluwihare, as Minister of Local Government. Accordingly, the Urban Council was granted jurisdiction over 41 Grama Niladhari divisions. The tenure of the first council began on 15 April 2002.[3]
Maharagama Urban Council is situated in Colombo District, about 16km (10miles) south east of Colombo. It is 21km2 in extent, and bordered by the Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte Municipal Council to the north and north west, Homagama to the east, Kesbewa Urban Council to the south and Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia Municipal Council to the west.[3]
For electoral and administrative purposes, the Council is divided into 25 wards.[4]
The council comprises 41 Grama Niladhari Divisions[5]
In 2014, the population was 202,557 and the council collected taxes from 77,740 properties.[3]
The council provides the following Health and Sanitation related services:[6]
The council provides the following certificates and licenses:[6]
Other revenue generation activities:
The council maintains 9 crematoriums.[6]
The council is in charge of regulating the built environment under its jurisdiction:[6]
The council maintains 4 public libraries, and provides the following services:[6]
The council also provides the following services:[6]