Hokandara

Hokandara
හෝකන්දර
ஹொகந்தர
Suburb
Hokandara is located in Colombo District
Hokandara
Hokandara
Location in Colombo District
Coordinates: 6°52′49″N 79°58′0″E / 6.88028°N 79.96667°E / 6.88028; 79.96667
CountrySri Lanka
ProvinceWestern Province
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (Sri Lanka Standard Time)
Postal code
10118

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.

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

The 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

  • 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

The area is served by the Hokandara Post Office. It is divided into four postal subdivisions - north, east, south and west.


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