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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.