The Matara Municipal Council is the local council for Matara, the second largest city in the Southern Province of Sri Lanka, the third level administrative division of the country.
The Matara Four Gravets is 21.2 km2 (8.2 sq mi) in area.
The Matara Municipal Council is divided into 30 wards and is represented by 30 councillors, elected using an open list proportional representation system.
[2] Results of the local government election held on 8 February 2018:[3] Results of the local government election held on 8 October 2011:[4][5] Preference votes (2011) results as below: Sosindra Handunge UPFA: topping the list with – 8,389 votes followed by UPFA candidates K.D.G Yasarathna – 7,206 and Chathura Galappaththi with 6,356 and UNP list : Upul Nishantha – 7,486 votes followed by Nandasena Sellaheva – 3,035 preference votes respectively.
The standing committees are Finance and Tender, Works and Solid Waste, Health and Sanitisation, Electricity and Water, and Environment.