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Municipal councils of Sri Lanka

Index Municipal councils of Sri Lanka

There are 24 Municipal councils in Sri Lanka, which are the legislative bodies that preside over the largest cities and first tier municipalities in the country. [1]

82 relations: Akkaraipattu, Akkaraipattu Municipal Council, Ampara District, Anuradhapura, Anuradhapura District, Badulla, Badulla District, Badulla Municipal Council, Bandarawela, Batticaloa, Batticaloa District, Batticaloa Municipal Council, Central Province, Sri Lanka, Colombo, Colombo District, Colombo Municipal Council, Constitution of Sri Lanka, Dambulla, Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia, Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia Municipal Council, Districts of Sri Lanka, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka, Galle, Galle District, Galle Municipal Council, Gampaha, Gampaha District, Hambantota, Hambantota District, Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi, Independent politician, Jaffna, Jaffna District, Jaffna Municipal Council, Kaduwela, Western Province, Kalmunai, Kalmunai Municipal Council, Kandy, Kandy District, Kandy Municipal Council, Kurunegala, Kurunegala District, List of cities in Sri Lanka, List of Mayors of Batticaloa, List of Mayors of Galle, List of Mayors of Jaffna, List of Mayors of Kandy, Local government in Sri Lanka, Matale, Matale District, ..., Matara District, Matara Municipal Council, Matara, Sri Lanka, Mayor of Colombo, Moratuwa, National Congress (Sri Lanka), Negombo, Negombo Municipal Council, North Central Province, Sri Lanka, North Western Province, Sri Lanka, Northern Province, Sri Lanka, Nuwara Eliya, Nuwara Eliya District, Polonnaruwa, Polonnaruwa District, Pradeshiya Sabha, Provinces of Sri Lanka, Provincial government in Sri Lanka, Ratnapura, Ratnapura District, Sabaragamuwa Province, Southern Province, Sri Lanka, Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte Municipal Council, Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka Freedom Party, Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna, Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution of Sri Lanka, United National Party, Urban councils of Sri Lanka, Uva Province, Western Province, Sri Lanka. Expand index (32 more) »

Akkaraipattu

Akkaraipattu (Tamil: அக்கரைப்பற்று, Sinhala: අක්කරපත්තුව) is a town in the Ampara District of Sri Lanka.

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Akkaraipattu Municipal Council

Akkaraipattu Municipal Council (AMC) is the local authority for the town of Akkaraipattu in south-eastern Sri Lanka.

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Ampara District

Ampara District (translit; translit) is one of the 25 districts of Sri Lanka, the second level administrative division of the country.

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Anuradhapura

Anuradhapura (අනුරාධපුරය; Tamil: அனுராதபுரம்) is a major city in Sri Lanka.

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Anuradhapura District

Anuradhapura (අනුරාධපුර දිස්ත්‍රික්කය anūrādhapūra distrikkaya; அனுராதபுரம் மாவட்டம் Aṉurātapuram māvaṭṭam) is a district in North Central Province, Sri Lanka.

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Badulla

Badulla (බදුල්ල, பதுளை) is the main city of Uva Province situated in the lower central hills of Sri Lanka.

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Badulla District

Badulla (බදුල්ල දිස්ත්‍රික්කය badūlla distrikkaya; பதுளை மாவட்டம் Patuḷai māvaṭṭam) is a district in Uva Province, Sri Lanka.

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Badulla Municipal Council

The Badulla Municipal Council is the local council for Badulla, the capital city of Uva Province.

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Bandarawela

Bandarawela (Sinhala: බණ්ඩාරවෙල, pronounced; Tamil: பண்டாரவளை) is the second largest town in the Badulla District which is away from Badulla.

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Batticaloa

Batticaloa (மட்டக்களப்பு, Maṭṭakkaḷappu; මඩකලපුව, Madakalapuwa) is a major city in the Eastern Province, Sri Lanka, and its former capital.

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Batticaloa District

Batticaloa District (மட்டக்களப்பு மாவட்டம் Maṭṭakkaḷappu Māvaṭṭam; මඩකලපුව දිස්ත්‍රික්කය maḍakalapūva distrikkaya) is one of the 25 districts of Sri Lanka, the second level administrative division of the country.

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Batticaloa Municipal Council

Batticaloa Municipal Council (BMC) is the local authority for the city of Batticaloa in eastern Sri Lanka.

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Central Province, Sri Lanka

The Central Province (මධ්‍යම පළාත Madhyama Palata, மத்திய மாகாணம் Madhiya Maakaanam) is one of the nine provinces of Sri Lanka, the first level administrative division of the country.

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Colombo

Colombo (translit,; translit) is the commercial capital and largest city of Sri Lanka.

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Colombo District

Colombo District (කොළඹ දිස්ත්‍රික්කය kol̠am̆ba distrikkaya; கொழும்பு மாவட்டம் Koḻumpu Māvaṭṭam) is one of the 25 districts of Sri Lanka, the second level administrative division of the country.

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Colombo Municipal Council

The Colombo Municipal Council is the municipal governing body of Colombo, the largest city and financial centre in Sri Lanka.

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Constitution of Sri Lanka

The Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka (Śrī Laṃkā āndukrama vyavasthāva, Ilaṅkai araciyalamaippiṉ) has been the constitution of the island nation of Sri Lanka since its original promulgation by the National State Assembly on 7 September 1978.

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Dambulla

Dambulla (දඹුල්ල Dam̆bulla, தம்புள்ளை Tampuḷḷai) is a large town, situated in the Matale District, Central Province of Sri Lanka, situated north-east of Colombo and north of Kandy.

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Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia

Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia (දෙහිවල-ගල්කිස්ස Dehiwala-Galkissa, தெஹிவளை-கல்கிசை), population 245,974 (2012) is the second largest Municipality in Sri Lanka, and covers an extent of 2109 hectares.

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Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia Municipal Council

Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia Municipal Council (DMMC) is the local authority for the city of Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia in Sri Lanka.

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Districts of Sri Lanka

In Sri Lanka, districts (Distrikka, மாவட்டம்) are the second-level administrative divisions, and are included in a province.

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Eastern Province, Sri Lanka

The Eastern Province (கிழக்கு மாகாணம் Kil̮akku Mākāṇam; නැගෙනහිර පළාත Næ̆gĕnahira Paḷāta) is one of the nine provinces of Sri Lanka, the first level administrative division of the country.

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Galle

Galle (ගාල්ල; காலி) is a major city in Sri Lanka, situated on the southwestern tip, 119 km from Colombo.

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Galle District

Galle (ගාල්ල දිස්ත්‍රික්කය gālla distrikkaya; காலி மாவட்டம் Kāli māvattam) is a district in Southern Province, Sri Lanka.

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Galle Municipal Council

The Galle Municipal Council is the local council for Galle, the capital city of Southern Province of Sri Lanka, the third level administrative division of the country.

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Gampaha

Gampaha (Sinhala: ගම්පහ; Tamil: கம்பஹா) is a major city in Gampaha District, Western Province, Sri Lanka.

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Gampaha District

Gampaha District (ගම්පහ දිස්ත්‍රික්කය gampaha distrikkaya, கம்பஹா மாவட்டம் Kampahā Māvaṭṭam) is one of the 25 districts of Sri Lanka, the second level administrative division of the country.

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Hambantota

Hambantota (හම්බන්තොට, அம்பாந்தோட்டை) is the main town in Hambantota District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka.

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Hambantota District

Hambantota District (හම්බන්තොට දිස්ත්‍රික්කය hambantoṭa distrikkaya; அம்பாந்தோட்டை மாவட்டம் Ampāntōṭṭai māvaṭṭam) is a district in Southern Province, Sri Lanka.

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Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi

Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi (ITAK) (இலங்கைத் தமிழரசுக் கட்சி, ඉලංගෙයි තමිළ් අරසු කච්චි) is a Sri Lankan political party which represents the Sri Lankan Tamil ethnic minority in the country.

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Independent politician

An independent or nonpartisan politician is an individual politician not affiliated with any political party.

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Jaffna

Jaffna is the capital city of the Northern Province of Sri Lanka.

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Jaffna District

Jaffna District (யாழ்ப்பாணம் மாவட்டம் Yāḻppāṇam Māvaṭṭam; යාපනය දිස්ත්‍රික්කය yāpanaya distrikkaya) is one of the 25 districts of Sri Lanka, the second level administrative division of the country.

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Jaffna Municipal Council

Jaffna Municipal Council (translit; JMC) is the local authority for the city of Jaffna in northern Sri Lanka.

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Kaduwela, Western Province

Kaduwela (කඩුවෙල, கடுவெலை) is a suburb of Colombo in the Colombo District, Western Province, Sri Lanka.

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Kalmunai

Kalmunai (கல்முனை, කල්මුනේ Kalmune) is a city in the Ampara District of Eastern Province, Sri Lanka.

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Kalmunai Municipal Council

Kalmunai Municipal Council (KMC) is the local authority for the city of Kalmunai in south-eastern Sri Lanka.

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Kandy

Kandy (මහනුවර Mahanuwara, pronounced; கண்டி, pronounced) is a major city in Sri Lanka located in the Central Province.

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Kandy District

Kandy District (මහනුවර දිස්ත්‍රික්කය, கண்டி மாவட்டம்) is a district of the Central Province of Sri Lanka.

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Kandy Municipal Council

The Kandy Municipal Council (Sinhala: මහනුවර මහ නගර සභා Mahanuwara Maha Nagara Sabha) is the local council for Kandy, the second largest city and hill capital of Sri Lanka.

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Kurunegala

Kurunegala (කුරුණෑගල, குருணாகல்) is a major city in Sri Lanka.

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Kurunegala District

Kurunegala is a district in North Western Province, Sri Lanka.

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List of cities in Sri Lanka

The following is a list of settlements in Sri Lanka with a population over 50,000.

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List of Mayors of Batticaloa

The Mayor of Batticaloa is the head of Batticaloa Municipal Council.

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List of Mayors of Galle

The Mayor of Galle is the head of Galle Municipal Council and his office is located at the Galle Town Hall.

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List of Mayors of Jaffna

The Mayor of Jaffna is the head of the Jaffna Municipal Council, the local authority for the city of Jaffna in northern Sri Lanka.

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List of Mayors of Kandy

The Mayor of Kandy is the Mayor of (and head of) the Kandy Municipal Council.

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Local government in Sri Lanka

Local government is the third and lowest level of government in Sri Lanka – after the central government and provincial councils.

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Matale

Matale (Sinhala: මාතලේ, Tamil:மாத்தளை) often written as Mathale (pronounced Maathalé), is a large town in Matale District of the Central Province, of Sri Lanka.

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Matale District

Matale District (මාතලේ දිස්ත්‍රික්කය, மாத்தளை மாவட்டம்) is a district in Central Province, Sri Lanka.

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Matara District

Matara (මාතර දිස්ත්‍රික්කය Mātara distrikkaya; மாத்தறை மாவட்டம் Māttaṛai māvaṭṭam) is a district in Southern Province, Sri Lanka.

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Matara Municipal Council

The Matara Municipal Council is the local council for Matara, the second largest city in the Southern Province of Sri Lanka, the third level administrative division of the country.

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Matara, Sri Lanka

Matara (මාතර, மாத்தறை) (originally Mahathota) is a major city in Sri Lanka, on the southern coast of Southern Province, 160 km from Colombo.

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Mayor of Colombo

The Mayor of Colombo is the Mayor (and head) of the Colombo Municipal Council.

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Moratuwa

Moratuwa is a large suburb of Colombo city, on the southwestern coast of Sri Lanka, near Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia.

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National Congress (Sri Lanka)

The National Congress (translit; translit) is a registered political party in Sri Lanka.

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Negombo

Negombo is a major city in Sri Lanka, situated on the west coast and at the mouth of the Negombo Lagoon, in Western Province.

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Negombo Municipal Council

The Negombo Municipal Council is the local council for Negombo, the largest city in Gampaha district.

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North Central Province, Sri Lanka

North Central Province (උතුරු මැද පළාත Uturumeda Palata, வட மத்திய மாகாணம் Wada Maththiya Maakaanam) is a province of Sri Lanka.

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North Western Province, Sri Lanka

North Western Province (වයඹ පළාත Wayamba Palata, வட மேல் மாகாணம் Vada Mael Maakaanam) is a province of Sri Lanka.

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Northern Province, Sri Lanka

The Northern Province (வட மாகாணம் Vaṭa Mākāṇam; උතුරු පළාත Uturu Paḷāta) is one of the nine provinces of Sri Lanka, the first level administrative division of the country.

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Nuwara Eliya

Nuwara Eliya (නුවර එළිය; நுவரெலியா) is a city in the hill country of the Central Province, Sri Lanka.

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Nuwara Eliya District

Nuwara Eliya District (நுவரேலியா மாவட்டம், නුවරඑළිය දිස්ත්‍රික්කය) is a district in Central Province, Sri Lanka, centered on the tourist city of Nuwara Eliya.

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Polonnaruwa

Poḷonnaruwa (Sinhalese: පොළොන්නරුව, Poḷonnaruwa or Puḷattipura, Tamil: பொலன்னறுவை, Polaṉṉaṟuvai or Puḷatti nakaram) is the main town of Polonnaruwa District in North Central Province, Sri Lanka.

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Polonnaruwa District

Polonnaruwa District (පොළොන්නරුව දිස්ත්‍රික්කය; பொலன்னறுவை மாவட்டம்) is one of the 25 districts of Sri Lanka, the second level administrative division of the country.

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Pradeshiya Sabha

There are 271 Pradeshiya Sabhas in Sri Lanka, which are the legislative bodies that preside over the third tier municipalities in the country.

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Provinces of Sri Lanka

In Sri Lanka, provinces (translit; translit) are the first level administrative division.

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Provincial government in Sri Lanka

Provincial councils of Sri Lanka are legislative bodies of the nine Provinces of Sri Lanka.

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Ratnapura

Ratnapura ("City of Gems" in Sinhala and Tamil) is a major city in Sri Lanka.

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Ratnapura District

Ratnapura (Sinhala: රත්නපුර දිස්ත්‍රික්කය, Tamil: இரத்தினபுரம் மாவட்டம்) is a district of Sri Lanka in the Sabaragamuwa Province.

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Sabaragamuwa Province

The Sabaragamuwa Province, (සබරගමුව පළාත Sabaragamuwa Palata, சபரகமுவ மாகாணம் Sabaragamuwa Maakaanam) is one of the nine provinces of Sri Lanka, the first level administrative division of the country.

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Southern Province, Sri Lanka

The Southern Province (දකුණු පළාත Dakunu Palata, தென் மாகாணம் Thaen Maakaanam) of Sri Lanka is one of the nine provinces of Sri Lanka, the first level administrative division of the country.

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Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte Municipal Council

The Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte Municipal Council is the local council for Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte, is the administrative city of Sri Lanka.

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Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte

Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte (commonly known as Kotte) is the official, administrative capital of Sri Lanka.

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Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka (Sinhala: ශ්‍රී ලංකා; Tamil: இலங்கை Ilaṅkai), officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an island country in South Asia, located in the Indian Ocean to the southwest of the Bay of Bengal and to the southeast of the Arabian Sea.

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Sri Lanka Freedom Party

The Sri Lanka Freedom Party (translit; translit) is one of the major political parties in Sri Lanka.

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Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna

The Sri Lanka People's Front (translit; translit), commonly known by its Sinhalese name Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP), is a Sri Lankan political front.

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Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution of Sri Lanka

The Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution of Sri Lanka (13A) is amendment to the Constitution of Sri Lanka which created Provincial Councils in Sri Lanka.

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United National Party

The United National Party, often abbreviated as UNP (translit, translit), is a political party in Sri Lanka.

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Urban councils of Sri Lanka

There are 41 Urban councils in Sri Lanka, which are the legislative bodies that preside over the second tier municipalities in the country.

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Uva Province

Uva Province (ඌව පළාත Uva Palata, ஊவா மாகாணம் Uva Maakaanam) is Sri Lanka's second least populated province, with 1,259,880 people, created in 1896.

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Western Province, Sri Lanka

The Western Province (බස්නාහිර පළාත Basnahira Palata; மேல் மாகாணம் Mael Maakaanam) is one of the nine provinces of Sri Lanka, the first level administrative division of the country.

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List of municipalities in Sri Lanka, List of municipalties in Sri Lanka.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Municipal_councils_of_Sri_Lanka

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