{"id":1355,"date":"2019-10-16T17:22:02","date_gmt":"2019-10-16T17:22:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/moratuwa.mc.gov.lk\/si\/?page_id=1355"},"modified":"2025-10-23T03:24:15","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T03:24:15","slug":"home-3","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/moratuwa.mc.gov.lk\/si\/?page_id=1355&lang=en","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='av-layout-grid-1'  class='av-layout-grid-container entry-content-wrapper main_color av-flex-cells     avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_hr  avia-builder-el-first  container_wrap sidebar_right' style=' '  >\n<div class=\"flex_cell no_margin av_four_fifth  avia-builder-el-1  el_before_av_cell_one_fifth  avia-builder-el-first   av-zero-padding \"  style='vertical-align:top; padding:0px; ' ><div class='flex_cell_inner' ><div   data-size='featured_large'  data-lightbox_size='large'  data-animation='fade'  data-conditional_play=''  data-ids='1265,1258,747,757,755,754,751,752,750'  data-video_counter='0'  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style='border-radius:0px; '><p><div  style='padding-bottom:0px; ' class='av-special-heading av-special-heading-h3  blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-22  el_before_av_hr  avia-builder-el-first  '><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Welcome<\/h3><div class='special-heading-border'><div class='special-heading-inner-border' ><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<div  style=' margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0;'  class='hr hr-custom hr-center hr-icon-no   avia-builder-el-23  el_after_av_heading  el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner  inner-border-av-border-fat' style=' width:100%; border-color:#efbb20;' ><span class='hr-inner-style'><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The city of Moratuwa is situated on the coastal plain of the west of Sri Lanka on the Indian Ocean in a picturesque strip of land. Lunawa Lagoon is a natural ecosystem located in the city center. The total area of the Moratuwa area is 23.4 square kilometers. As of the 2011\/2012 census, the total population was 166,857 and there are 42 Grama Niladhari Divisions.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<div  style='height:5px' class='hr hr-invisible   avia-builder-el-25  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner ' ><span class='hr-inner-style'><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><section id=\"pi-article-wrap\" class=\"row\">\n<article id=\"pi-article\" class=\"eight columns\">\n<div class=\"blog-featured\">\n<div class=\"items-leading clearfix\">\n<div class=\"leading-0 clearfix\">\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center; text-color: #b02b2c;\"><strong>Message of the Mayor<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-5099 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/moratuwa.mc.gov.lk\/si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Img1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"244\" height=\"292\" srcset=\"https:\/\/moratuwa.mc.gov.lk\/si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Img1.jpg 244w, https:\/\/moratuwa.mc.gov.lk\/si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Img1-200x239.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 244px) 100vw, 244px\" \/><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p>I am extremely proud of the ability to maintain having updated the website of the Moratuwa Municipal Council with the establishment of the new administration with the objective of providing a beneficial life to all citizens who are residing within the administrative limits of Moratuwa.<\/p>\n<p>I firmly believe that, by getting adapted to the Government&#8217;s Policy of new digitalization, this website of ours will provide with a highly valuable supporting role for the general public to maintain their links with much more ease with the Municipal Council.<\/p>\n<p>While the facilities such as payment of assessment taxes which is already being provided with to the general public and the downloading of essential application forms are provided with through this website, in future, it is our sole hope to maintain the services which can be provided with to the citizens by the Municipal Council through Internet with much ease securely and confidentially.<\/p>\n<p>This website possesses the facility also of obtaining your requests and complaints for making our services more fruitful.<\/p>\n<p>I pledge to the citizens of Moratuwa that the Moratuwa Municipal Council will be established to be an Institute providing fruitful services consisting of modern technology under the present administration.<\/p>\n<p>K.D. Nishantha Ferdinando<br \/>\nThe Mayor<br \/>\nMoratuwa Municipal Council<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex_column av_one_third  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding   avia-builder-el-27  el_after_av_two_third  el_before_av_hr  \" style='border-radius:0px; '><p><div  style='padding-bottom:0px; ' class='av-special-heading av-special-heading-h3  blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-28  el_before_av_hr  avia-builder-el-first  '><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  > News<\/h3><div class='special-heading-border'><div class='special-heading-inner-border' ><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<div  style=' margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0;'  class='hr hr-custom hr-center hr-icon-no   avia-builder-el-29  el_after_av_heading  el_before_av_codeblock '><span class='hr-inner  inner-border-av-border-fat' style=' width:500px; border-color:#efbb20;' ><span class='hr-inner-style'><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<br \/>\n<div  style='height:50px' class='hr hr-invisible   avia-builder-el-31  el_after_av_codeblock  el_before_av_hr '><span class='hr-inner ' ><span class='hr-inner-style'><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<div  style='height:20px' class='hr hr-invisible   avia-builder-el-32  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_button_big  avia-builder-el-last '><span class='hr-inner ' ><span class='hr-inner-style'><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<div  class='avia-button-wrap avia-button-center  avia-builder-el-33  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_hr ' ><a href='https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Moratuwa-Municipal-Council-1401645566568789\/' class='avia-button avia-button-fullwidth  avia-font-color-theme-color avia-icon_select-no avia-color-custom ' target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" style='background-color:#8c0f28; '><span class='avia_iconbox_title' ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/moratuwa.mc.gov.lk\/si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/fb-en.png\" alt=\"Services\" \/><\/span><span class='avia_button_background avia-button avia-button-fullwidth avia-color-custom' style='background-color:#9c011b;'><\/span><\/a><\/div><br \/>\n<div  style='height:20px' class='hr hr-invisible   avia-builder-el-34  el_after_av_button_big  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '><span class='hr-inner ' ><span class='hr-inner-style'><\/span><\/span><\/div><\/p><\/div>\n<div  style='height:30px' class='hr hr-invisible   avia-builder-el-35  el_after_av_one_third  el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner ' ><span class='hr-inner-style'><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Our Services<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<div  style=' margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0;'  class='hr hr-custom hr-center hr-icon-no   avia-builder-el-37  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_hr '><span class='hr-inner  inner-border-av-border-fat' style=' width:200px; border-color:#efbb20;' ><span class='hr-inner-style'><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div  style='height:30px' class='hr hr-invisible   avia-builder-el-38  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_one_full '><span class='hr-inner ' ><span class='hr-inner-style'><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex_column av_one_full  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding first  avia-builder-el-39  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_hr  \" style='border-radius:0px; '><\/div>\n<div  style='height:50px' class='hr hr-invisible   avia-builder-el-41  el_after_av_one_full  avia-builder-el-last '><span class='hr-inner ' ><span class='hr-inner-style'><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1355","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/moratuwa.mc.gov.lk\/si\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1355","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/moratuwa.mc.gov.lk\/si\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/moratuwa.mc.gov.lk\/si\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moratuwa.mc.gov.lk\/si\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moratuwa.mc.gov.lk\/si\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1355"}],"version-history":[{"count":72,"href":"https:\/\/moratuwa.mc.gov.lk\/si\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1355\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5389,"href":"https:\/\/moratuwa.mc.gov.lk\/si\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1355\/revisions\/5389"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/moratuwa.mc.gov.lk\/si\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1355"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}