trincomalee was administered by a "local board" between 1884 and 1933. between 1933 and 1939 the city administered by a "local development board". the city was promoted to an "urban council" on 1 january 1940. trincomalee is one of the largest cities in sri lanka without municipality status. cities and towns with much lower population than trincomalee, such as hambantota (home of president mahinda rajapaksa) and akkaraipattu (home of local government minister a. l. m. athaullah), have been promoted to "municipal council" in 2011 but trincomalee has been overlooked.