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Country
  
Sri Lanka

Province
  
Western Province

Postal code
  
10118

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Time zone
  
Sri Lanka Standard Time (UTC+5:30)

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Hokandara is a suburb of Colombo city. It is located approximately fifteen (15) kilometers from the city center of Colombo, adjacent to Thalawathugoda on the West, Malabe on the North-west and Aturugiriya on the North-east. It sits astride the Hokandara-Kottawa Road and the Malabe-Aturugiriya (Borella) Road.

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Map of Hokandara, Sri Lanka

Originally a working-class and farming area, since the 1990s Hokandara has become an increasingly upper-middle and middle-class residential area.

History

The Rajavaliya mentions that King Rajasinghe I levied troops from Hokandara, prior to the Battle of Mulleriyawa in 1561.

Local facilities

  • Supermarkets - Cargills Food City, Vidyalaya Junction; Co-op Food City & LAUGFS supermarket, Hokandara South; Co-op Food City.
  • Banks - (People's Bank)
  • Schools - (Vidura College - Colombo - Thalawathugoda Campus, Hokandara Vidyaraja Maha Vidyalaya),Hokandara Vidayaloka vidayala.

    • Postal structure

    The area is served by the Hokandara Post Office. It is divided into four postal subdivisions - North, East, South and West.

    References

    Hokandara Wikipedia
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