Hikkaduwa Urban Council
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Type
Local urban authority
Chairman
Deputy Chairman
Waduge Priyantha, United National Party
since March 2011
since March 2011
Seats11
Hikkaduwa Urban Council හික්කඩුව නගර සභාව | |
|---|---|
| Type | |
| Type | Local urban authority |
| Leadership | |
Chairman | |
Deputy Chairman | Waduge Priyantha, United National Party since March 2011 |
| Seats | 11 |
| Elections | |
| open list proportional representation system | |
Last election | 2011 Sri Lankan local government elections |
| Website | |
| http://hikkaduwa.uc.gov.lk | |
Hikkaduwa Urban Council, in Galle District (Sri Lanka) is the local authority covering the three urban neighbourhoods of Hikkaduwa town plus eight villages around.
The total area is 12.83 km2 (4.95 sq mi).[1] (4,9 sq mi), on eleven wards and 27 GN Divisions[2]
The Hikkaduwa Urban Council jurisdiction has an area of 12.83 km2 (4.95 sq mi),[1] that extends along the coastal zone for about 6 km (3.7 mi), and inland about 3 km (1.9 mi).[3]
Its eleven constituencies [4] are:
- three urban neighbourhoods of Hikkaduwa town itself (composed of eight GN Divisions); and
- eight constituencies for eight villages around (composed of nineteen GN Divisions)
The urban area is the town of Hikkaduwa.
The eight villages are:[5]
- Wawulagoda (with the mainly urbanised GN Divisions Wewala and Narigama); and
- seven rural villages: Nalagasdeniya, Thiranagama, Katukoliha, Pinkanda, Patuwatha, Kumarakanda, Dodanduwa.[5]
