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The Matale Municipal Council ( Sinhala: මාතලේ මහ නගර සභා mātalē maha nagara sabhāva) is the local council for
Matale Matale ( Sinhala: මාතලේ, , , ) is a major city in Central Province, Sri Lanka. It is the administrative capital and largest urbanised city of Matale District. Matale is also the second largest urbanised and populated city in Central P ...
. It is a large regional city located in the heart of island's central hills, it is the
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and largest
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in
Matale district Matale District (, ) is a district in the Central Province of Sri Lanka. It is one of 25 districts of Sri Lanka. The administrative capital and largest city of the district is Matale. The district is considered to be the centremost region of ...
. The council was formed in 1963 under the Municipalities Ordinance Act of 1865. It has 21 elected representatives, comprising ten seats held by the
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, four seats by the
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and six by
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.


Administrative units

Matale Municipal Council is divided into 52 Grama Niladhari Divisions (GN Divisions).


List of mayors

The
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of Matale is the head of Matale Municipal Council and his office is located at the Matale Town Hall. The current mayor of Matale is Sandhanam Prakash. The Municipal Council of Matale provides sewer, road management and waste management services, in case of water, electricity and telephone utility services the council liaises with the Water Supply and Drainage Board, the
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and telephone service providers.


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1947 establishments in Ceylon Matale Local authorities in Central Province, Sri Lanka Municipal councils of Sri Lanka {{SriLanka-poli-stub