Hokandara is a suburb of Colombo district . It is located approximately 20 kilometres (12 mi) from the city centre of Colombo, adjacent to Thalawathugoda to the west, Pelawatte on the north-west, Malabe on the north, Aturugiriya on the east and Pannipitiya on the south.
Hokandara
හෝකන්දර ஹொகந்தர | |
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  Hokandara Location in Colombo District | |
| Coordinates: 6°52′49″N 79°58′0″E / 6.88028°N 79.96667°E | |
| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Province | Western Province |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (Sri Lanka Standard Time) |
| Postal code | 10118 |
It sits astride the Hokandara-Kottawa Road and the Malabe-Aturugiriya (Borella) Road.
Originally a working-class and farming area, since the 1990s Hokandara has become an increasingly upper-middle and middle-class residential area.
Sub areas such as Arangala, Everihena, Wellangiriya and Horahena belongs to Hokandara.
History
editThe Rajavaliya mentions that King Rajasinghe I levied troops from Hokandara, prior to the Battle of Mulleriyawa in 1561. An Area which highly agriculture is done .
Local facilities
edit- Supermarkets - Keells Super - Arangala , Dickland lands; Cargills Food City & LAUGFS supermarket - Hokandara Junction; Cargills Food City Express - Arangala and Samagi Mawatha, Co-op Food City - Hokandara South;
- Banks - (People's Bank)
- ATM's - Commercial Bank, Sampath Bank
- Petrol sheds - Arangala (Ceypetco) & Hokandara - Wanaguru Mawatha (Lanka IOC)
- Schools - (Vidura College - Colombo - Thalawathugoda Campus, Hokandara Vidyaraja Maha Vidyalaya), Hokandara Vidayaloka Vidyalaya.
- Road Connectivity - Athurugiriya Highway Entrance (OCH - Outer Colombo Highway)
- Bus Routes - 689 (Hokandara - Nugegoda), 993 (Malabe- Maharagama), 336 ( Malabe - Kottawa), 170 (Athurugiriya - Fort), 190 (Godagama/Meegoda - Fort), 17/255 (Panadura - Kandy), 336/1 (Kottawa - Malabe-via Horahena), 994 (Maharagama - Hokandara)
- Thalangama lake which has a beautiful environment which makes the home to various species of animals .
Postal structure
editThe area is served by the Hokandara Post Office. It is divided into four postal subdivisions - north, east, south and west.
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