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| Table 64 (Gov., Local ) | ||||||||||
| Local Government(Urban)( Councils) (Voters)(Members)(Employees) (2003- 2004) | ||||||||||
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| District | Area Sq.Km | Population (Estimated) | Number of Councils | Registered Voters (2003) | Number of Members | Employees* | ||||
| Administ-rative and Clerical | Techni-cal | Others | Total | |||||||
| 2003 | ||||||||||
| Colombo | 68 | 259,664 | 2 | 169,352 | 44 | 101 | 63 | 482 | 646 | |
| Gampaha | 35 | 170,460 | 6 | 79,793 | 47 | 100 | 37 | 353 | 490 | |
| Kalutara | 24 | 115,392 | 4 | 77,283 | 38 | 112 | 13 | 705 | 830 | |
| Kandy | 12 | 47,389 | 4 | 31,427 | 39 | 80 | 16 | 289 | 385 | |
| Nuwara-Eliya | 7 | 37,500 | 2 | 13,428 | 18 | 24 | 6 | 138 | 168 | |
| Galle | 20 | 47,700 | 2 | 37,000 | 23 | 82 | 13 | 138 | 233 | |
| Matara | 7 | 21,783 | 1 | 16,016 | 10 | 28 | 4 | 139 | 171 | |
| Hambantota | 7 | 20,367 | 2 | 13,600 | 18 | 28 | 3 | 116 | 147 | |
| Jaffna | 36 | 74,943 | 3 | 40,951 | 29 | 58 | 7 | 131 | 196 | |
| Vavuniya | 22 | 50,500 | 1 | 22,834 | 11 | 91 | 3 | 50 | 144 | |
| Batticaloa | 7 | 39,569 | 1 | 23,550 | 9 | 17 | 1 | 59 | 77 | |
| Ampara | 32 | 17,965 | 1 | 12,507 | 9 | 17 | 1 | 85 | 103 | |
| Trincomalee | 8 | 87,500 | 1 | 36,144 | 12 | 35 | 3 | 339 | 377 | |
| Kurunegala | 4 | 6,498 | 1 | 3,861 | 9 | 25 | 5 | 90 | 120 | |
| Puttalam | 31 | 66,232 | 2 | 37,878 | 20 | 49 | 4 | 255 | 308 | |
| Badulla | 11 | 12,388 | 2 | 6,512 | 18 | 32 | 4 | 137 | 173 | |
| Ratnapura | 10 | 14,982 | 1 | 7,907 | 9 | 23 | 2 | 55 | 80 | |
| Kegalle | 8 | 17,430 | 1 | 11,357 | 11 | 34 | 3 | 122 | 159 | |
| Total | 349 | 1,108,262 | 37 | 641,400 | 374 | 936 | 188 | 3,683 | 4,807 | |
| 2004* | ||||||||||
| Colombo | 68 | 268,494 | 2 | 169,352 | 44 | 98 | 54 | 503 | 655 | |
| Gampaha | 35 | 172,318 | 6 | 79,793 | 47 | 73 | 25 | 290 | 388 | |
| Kalutara | 24 | 116,650 | 4 | 77,283 | 38 | 119 | 15 | 603 | 737 | |
| Kandy | 12 | 47,906 | 4 | 31,427 | 39 | 69 | 31 | 279 | 379 | |
| Nuwara-Eliya | 7 | 37,909 | 2 | 13,428 | 18 | 27 | 11 | 131 | 169 | |
| Galle | 20 | 48,220 | 2 | 37,000 | 23 | 23 | 8 | 98 | 129 | |
| Matara | 7 | 22,020 | 1 | 16,016 | 10 | 18 | 3 | 72 | 93 | |
| Hambantota | 7 | 20,589 | 2 | 13,600 | 18 | 28 | 3 | 116 | 147 | |
| Jaffna | 36 | 75,760 | 3 | 40,951 | 29 | 57 | 5 | 132 | 194 | |
| Vavuniya | 22 | 51,050 | 1 | 22,834 | 11 | 19 | 3 | 130 | 152 | |
| Batticaloa | 7 | 40,000 | 1 | 23,550 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 62 | 75 | |
| Ampara | 32 | 18,161 | 1 | 12,507 | 9 | 17 | 1 | 85 | 103 | |
| Trincomalee | 8 | 88,454 | 1 | 36,144 | 12 | 30 | 3 | 301 | 334 | |
| Kurunegala | 4 | 6,569 | 1 | 3,861 | 9 | 30 | 8 | 82 | 120 | |
| Puttalam | 31 | 66,954 | 2 | 37,878 | 20 | 49 | 4 | 255 | 308 | |
| Badulla | 11 | 12,523 | 2 | 6,512 | 18 | 35 | 4 | 133 | 172 | |
| Ratnapura | 10 | 15,145 | 1 | 7,907 | 9 | 16 | 5 | 58 | 79 | |
| Kegalle | 8 | 17,620 | 1 | 11,357 | 11 | 21 | 21 | 115 | 157 | |
| Total | 349 | 1,120,342 | 37 | 641,400 | 374 | 741 | 205 | 3,445 | 4,391 | |
| © 2009, KRI (Kusaka Research Institute) | ||||||||||
| Source: | ||||||||||
| Local Bodies (ProvincialCouncils), Department of Elections | ||||||||||
| Remark: | ||||||||||
| *; Provisional | ||||||||||
| Revised: 2009(y)/02(m)/10(d) | ||||||||||
| Chief Editor: | ||||||||||
| Dr. Milton Rajaratne (B.Com., M.Sc., Ph.D) | ||||||||||
| The Head, Department of Management Studies | ||||||||||
| University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka. | ||||||||||