Hokandara is a suburb of
Colombo
Colombo ( ; si, කොළඹ, translit=Koḷam̆ba, ; ta, கொழும்பு, translit=Koḻumpu, ) is the executive and judicial capital and largest city of Sri Lanka by population. According to the Brookings Institution, Colombo m ...
. It is located approximately from the city centre of Colombo, adjacent to
Thalawathugoda
Thalawathugoda ( si, තලවතුගොඩ, ta, தலவத்துகொட) is a suburb of Colombo. It is located approximately from the city centre of Colombo, adjacent to Battaramulla and Pelawatte on the Borella-Kottawa Road, border ...
to the west,
Pelawatte on the north-west,
Malabe
Malabe ( si, මාළබේ, ta, மாலபே) is a suburb of Colombo in the Colombo District, Sri Lanka. It is situated on the New Kandy Road (Kaduwela Road) about away from the centre of the commercial capital Colombo. This suburb is a ...
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
The Battle of Mulleriyawa ( si, මුල්ලේරියාව සටන) in 1559 was part of the Sinhalese–Portuguese War. It was one of the most decisive battles in Sri Lankan history and considered as the worst defeat of Portuguese dur ...
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.
Populated places in Western Province, Sri Lanka
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