Hokandara is a suburb of Colombo

Colombo

Colombo is the largest city of Sri Lanka. It is located on the west coast of the island and adjacent to Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte, the capital of Sri Lanka. Colombo is often referred to as the capital of the country, since Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte is a satellite city of Colombo...

. It is located approximately fifteen(16) kilometres from the city of Colombo, adjacent to Thalawathugoda

Thalawathugoda

Thalawathugoda is a suburb of Colombo. It is located approximately sixteen kilometres from the city of Colombo, adjacent to Battaramulla and Pelawatte on the Borella-Kottawa main road, bordering Sri Jayawardenapura-Kotte . The Diyawanna Oya forms the "Sri Jayawardenapura-Kotte" side boundary of...

 on the West, Malabe

Malabe

Malabe is a town and municipal area in the Colombo District, Sri Lanka. It is situated on the Kandy road Road about 16 km away from the centre of the commercial capital Colombo. Regarded as a modern, hi-tech, secure and prosperous city in Sri Lanka, Malabe covers and ranks as the 2nd largest...

 on the North-west and Aturugiriya on the North-east. 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.

History

The Rajavaliya mentions that King Rajasinghe I

Rajasinghe I

Rajasinghe I, was a king of Sri Lanka who ruled the Kingdom of Sitawaka from 1581 to 1593. He known for his bravery. Born as Tikiri Banda to King Mayadunne of the Kingdom of Sitawaka, the name "Rajasinha" was given to him after a battle against Portuguese forces...

 levied troops from Hokandara, prior to the Battle of Mulleriyawa

Battle of Mulleriyawa

The Battle of Mulleriyawa was a battle part of the Sinhalese–Portuguese War, it was one of the most decisive battles in Sri Lankan history. At the time, it was the worst ever defeat by a colonial power on eastern soil. Local chronicles say that the marshlands of Mulleriyawa turned red with blood...

 in 1561.

Local Facilities

• Supermarkets - Cargills Food City, Vidyalaya Junction; Co-op Food City, Hokandara South; Co-op Food City, Kanatte Road.
• Banks - (People's Bank
  People's Bank
  People's Bank, or variations such as People's State Bank or People's National Bank Building, may refer to:in Austria*Volksbank, Central European retail bank headquartered in Austriain China...
  
  )
• Schools - (Vidura College - Colombo - Thalawathugoda Campus, Hokandara Vidyaraja Maha Vidyalaya)

Postal Structure

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