250px, Wat Maheyong, a local ruined temple Hantra ( th, หันตรา, ) is a '' tambon'' (subdistrict) and field in Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya District, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Province.

History

Hantra is a historic place, its name is derived from the field in the same name. It was originally called "Thung Uthai" (ทุ่งอุทัย, , lit: "field of rising sun") and was also the birthplace of Borommatrailokkanat, the eighth monarch of

Ayutthaya Kingdom The Ayutthaya Kingdom (; th, อยุธยา, , IAST: or , ) was a Siamese kingdom that existed in Southeast Asia from 1351 to 1767, centered around the city of Ayutthaya, in Siam, or present-day Thailand. The Ayutthaya Kingdom is conside ...

. Pa Sak River after flowing through the Nakhon Luang District. It continues to flow up till the city of

Ayutthaya Ayutthaya, Ayudhya, or Ayuthia may refer to: * Ayutthaya Kingdom, a Thai kingdom that existed from 1350 to 1767 ** Ayutthaya Historical Park, the ruins of the old capital city of the Ayutthaya Kingdom * Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya province (locally ...

, when it flows to the area that has both the

Chao Phraya River The Chao Phraya ( or ; th, แม่น้ำเจ้าพระยา, , or ) is the major river in Thailand, with its low alluvial plain forming the centre of the country. It flows through Bangkok and then into the Gulf of Thailand. Et ...

and the

Lopburi River The Lopburi River ( th, แม่น้ำลพบุรี, , ) is a tributary of the Chao Phraya River in central Thailand. It splits from the Chao Phraya river at Tambon Bang Phutsa, Singburi. Passing through Tha Wung district and the town of ...

confluence. The shunt was dug until the terrain became a shortcut waterway and a floating island. Pasak River crosses to the west, where it is referred to as "Hantra River" or "Khlong Hantra" that goes south to the Chao Phraya River at the lower part of

Wat Phanan Choeng Wat Phanan Choeng ( th, วัดพนัญเชิงpronunciation is a Buddhism, Buddhist temple in the city of Ayutthaya historical park, Ayutthaya, Thailand, on the east bank of the Chao Phraya River at the south-eastern side of the co ...

, where it is referred to as "Pak Nam Mae Bia" or "Pak Khlong Suan Phlu". Therefore, the condition of the city of Ayutthaya is lined on the west bank of the Hantra River and faces directly into the Hantra River or the Pa Sak River. Hantra Field in the Ayutthaya period was a royal

paddy field A paddy field is a flooded field (agriculture), field of arable land used for growing Aquatic plant, semiaquatic crops, most notably rice and taro. It originates from the Neolithic rice-farming cultures of the Yangtze River basin in sout ...

and used as the site of the Royal Ploughing Ceremony presided over by the King. It was also used as a military training facility, hence the name "Thung Han Kla" (ทุ่งหาญกล้า, , lit: "field of courage"). This name has been distorted as "Thung Hantra" until now. In the contemporary era,

Rama IX Bhumibol Adulyadej ( th, ภูมิพลอดุลยเดช; ; ; (Sanskrit: ''bhūmi·bala atulya·teja'' - "might of the land, unparalleled brilliance"); 5 December 192713 October 2016), conferred with the title King Bhumibol the Great ...

used to perform royal duties here many times.

Geography

Its geography is a lowland. The Hantra River receive water from the Pa Sak River that flows through every village in the area. There is waterlogging in the rainy season and there was a flood for about 2–3 months per year. Hantra is located in the southeast of Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya District. The distance is about from the downtown Ayutthaya. It borders the other subdistricts (from the north clockwise): Ban Ko in its district, Thanu and Khao Mao in

Uthai District Uthai (, ) is a district (''amphoe'') in the eastern part of Ayutthaya province, in Thailand. History The district was originally named Uthai Yai, but was renamed Uthai in 1916. Before the Ayutthaya kingdom was conquered by Burmese troops in 17 ...

, Thanu in Uthai District, and Phai Ling in its district.

Administration

Hantra is administered by two local government bodies:

Town Municipality A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world. Origin and use The word "town" shares an ori ...

Ayothya (เทศบาลเมืองอโยธยา) and

Subdistrict Administrative Organization ''Tambon'' ( th, ตำบล, ) is a local governmental unit in Thailand. Below district (''amphoe'') and province (''changwat''), they form the third administrative subdivision level. there were 7,255 tambons, not including the 180 ''khwaeng'' ...

(SAO) Hantra (องค์การบริหารส่วนตำบลหันตรา). The area is also divided into six ''

muban Muban ( th, หมู่บ้าน; , ) is the lowest administrative sub-division of Thailand. Usually translated as 'village' and sometimes as 'hamlet', they are a subdivision of a tambon (subdistrict). , there were 74,944 administrative mu ...

'' (village) include:

Transportation

Highway 32, often colloquially known as Asian Highway is a main thoroughfare. The minor thoroughfare is Chang Sang Road.

Neighbourhoods

Wat Dusidaram A wat ( km, វត្ត, ; lo, ວັດ, ; th, วัด, ; khb, 「ᩅᨯ᩠ᨰ」(waD+Dha); nod, 「ᩅ᩠ᨯ᩶」（w+Da2)) is a type of Buddhist temple and Hindu temple in Cambodia, Laos, East Shan State, Yunnan, the Southern Provi ...

Wat Maheyong Wat Maheyong is a Buddhist temple in Ayutthaya, Thailand. It was originally built in 1438, during the reign of King Borommarachathirat II, and restored in 1711 by King Thai Sa Phet ( th, เพชร, ) or King of Banyongrattanat Palace ( th, ...

* Rajamangala University of Technology Suvarnabhumi Huntra Campus and Rajamangala University of Technology Suvarnabhumi Stadium * Memorial Royalty Park

References

External links

* Tambon of Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya province {{Coord, 14.377995, N, 100.5979935, E, type:isle, display=title category:Historic districts in Thailand