Gampaha Municipal Council


The Gampaha Municipal Council is the local council for Gampaha, the second urban town of Gampaha District, Sri Lanka after Negombo. It has 28 members elected under the mixed electoral system where 60% of members will be elected using first-past-the-post voting and the remaining 40% through closed list proportional representation.

History

The Urban Council of Gampaha has a history that stretches back to 1945. Two Gazette notifications established the Gampaha Municipal Council, which held its first meeting on 15 April 2002.

Structure

Currently there are 28 seats in the council.

Demographics

Gampaha Municipal Council consists of 33 Grama Niladhari divisions, with a combined population of 62,797:
Division NameNumberPopulation
Pahalagama2221446
Madagama 1223228
Madagama 2223/A3119
Madagama 3223/B1322
Madagama 4223/C1808
Ihalagama West2241960
Ihalagama East224/A2013
Gampaha Aluthgama West2252342
Gampaha Aluthgama North225/A1965
Gampaha Aluthgama East225/B3690
Idigolla225/C1657
Baduvatugoḍa2261156
Karanayakamulla226/A748
Keselwatugoda North2272883
Keselwatugoda South227/A1155
Boraliyawatha2281049
Tiththalapithigoda228/A1174
Aluthgama Bogamuwa North2293897
Aluthgama Bogamuwa South229/A1918
Mahipalagoda2301582
Moranna230/A1280
Vidiyawatta230/B1391
Galthotamulla230/C1225
Yakkala North2313487
Yakkala West231/A2176
Papolgahadeniya231/B2118
Yakkala South231/C1880
Yakkala East231/D1275
Henarathgoda2322978
Bandiyamulla North2341290
Bandiyamulla East234/A1864
Bandiyamulla West234/B2712
Kidagammulla234/C2009
Total62797

Ethnic groups

EthnicityPopulation% Of Total
Sinhalese62,10898.90
Sri Lankan Tamils3010.48
Indian Tamils670.10
Sri Lankan Moors1150.18
Burgher1380.22
Sri Lankan Malays380.06
Sri Lankan Chetties50.00
Other250.03
Total62,797100.00