Wat Kanlaya ( th, วัดกัลยาณ์, ) is a ''

khwaeng A ''khwaeng'' (, ) is an administrative subdivision used in the fifty districts of Bangkok and a few other city municipalities in Thailand. Currently, there are 180 ''khwaeng'' in Bangkok. A ''khwaeng'' is roughly equivalent to a ''tambon'' in othe ...

'' (sub-district) of

Thon Buri District Thon Buri ( th, ธนบุรี, ) is one of the 50 districts (''khet'') of Bangkok, Thailand. On the west bank of Chao Phraya River, it was once part of Thon Buri province. Neighboring districts are (from north clockwise) Bangkok Yai, Phr ...

Bangkok Bangkok, officially known in Thai language, Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon and colloquially as Krung Thep, is the capital and most populous city of Thailand. The city occupies in the Chao Phraya River delta in central Thailand and has an estima ...

Thonburi __NOTOC__ Thonburi ( th, ธนบุรี) is an area of modern Bangkok. During the era of the Kingdom of Ayutthaya, its location on the right (west) bank at the mouth of the Chao Phraya River had made it an important garrison town, which is ...

side, regarded as the northeast area of the district adjacent to 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 ...

's west side.

History and presently

Its name after

Wat Kanlayanamit Wat Kalayanamitr Varamahavihara ( th, วัดกัลยาณมิตรวรมหาวิหาร, , ) is a Buddhist temple (wat) in Bangkok, Thailand. The temple is located in Wat Kanlaya sub-district, on the Thonburi bank of the Chao ...

, a prominent local Thai Buddhist temple rim Chao Phraya River. The area is considered to be one of the most important areas in Bangkok's history. In the early

Ayutthaya period 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 ...

before canalizing Chao Phraya River caused the

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Khlong Bangkok Yai Khlong Bangkok Yai ( th, คลองบางกอกใหญ่, ; lit: 'Big Bangkok Canal') is a historic '' khlong'' (คลอง; canal) of Bangkok. The current length is 6 km (about 3 mi), through various canals as far as it term ...

and

Khlong Bangkok Noi 250px, Khlong Bangkok Noi near Wat Sri Sudaram Khlong Bangkok Noi ( th, คลองบางกอกน้อย, ; lit 'Small Bangkok Canal') is a '' khlong'' (คลอง; canal) in Bangkok; its name is the origin of the name Bangkok Noi Dis ...

, this area was home to people on the wooden

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s. In the

Thonburi period The Thonburi Kingdom ( th, ธนบุรี) was a major Siamese kingdom which existed in Southeast Asia from 1767 to 1782, centered around the city of Thonburi, in Siam or present-day Thailand. The kingdom was founded by Taksin the Great, ...

, people were evacuated from Ayutthaya to settle here following its fall in 1767. It's not just Siamese, also includes people of different races such as Vietnamese,

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, Portuguese and

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s as well. The

King Taksin King Taksin the Great ( th, สมเด็จพระเจ้าตากสินมหาราช, , ) or the King of Thonburi ( th, สมเด็จพระเจ้ากรุงธนบุรี, ; ; Teochew: Dên Chao; April 17, ...

granted a plot of land to all of them divided into proportions according to each religion. Thus making this area a mix of people of various races and religions. In terms of religion, it consists of three religions and four sects, including

Theravāda ''Theravāda'' () ( si, ථේරවාදය, my, ထေရဝါဒ, th, เถรวาท, km, ថេរវាទ, lo, ເຖຣະວາດ, pi, , ) is the most commonly accepted name of Buddhism's oldest existing school. The school' ...

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, and

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. Therefore resulting in many outstanding places of worship in the area also neighboring until the present viz Wat Kanlayanamit,

Wat Prayoonwongsawat Wat Prayurawongsawat Worawihan, known in short as Wat Prayun is a 19th century Buddhist temple complex, located near the Memorial Bridge (Thonburi side) in Bangkok, Thailand. History The temple was built during the reign of King Rama III of th ...

, Santa Cruz Church,

Bang Luang Mosque Bang Luang Mosque ( th, มัสยิดบางหลวง) is a historic mosque in Bangkok located in Soi Arun Amarin 7, New Arun Amarin Road, Wat Kanlaya Subdistrict, Thon Buri District, Thonburi side within Kudi Khao Community by the Khlong ...

Kuan An Keng Shrine Kian Un Keng Shrine or spelled Kuan An Keng Shrine ( th, ศาลเจ้าเกียนอันเกง; zh, 建安宮; pinyin: ''Jiàn'ān gōng''), known internationally as Guanyin Shrine (ศาลเจ้าแม่กวนอิ� ...

, Wat Buppharam Worawihan. Today, the sub-district is also divided into six communities: Kudi Chin, Kudi Khao, Wat Buppharam, Wat Prayoonwong, Wat Kanlaya, and Rong Kram. The main artery of area, Kudi Chin is a residence of Thai-Portuguese-Chinese, dates back to Thonburi period around 250 years ago. At present, it is known as a place of

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Geography

Wat Kanlaya has an area of 0.785 km² (about 0.303 mi²). Places neighboring this sub-district include (from the north clockwise): Chao Phraya River, Prajadhipok Road, Itsaraphap Road, and Khlong Bangkok Yai.

Population

In 2018 it had a total population of 9,307 people (4,463 men, 4,847 women).

Places

Temples

*Wat Kanlayanamit *Wat Prayoonwongsawat *Santa Cruz Church *Bang Luang Mosque *Kuan An Keng Shrine *Wat Buppharam Worawihan

Important places

*Kudi Chin Community *Windsor House *Phatthayakosol House *Khlong Somdet Chao Phraya *Khlong Kudi Chin *City Law Enforcement Department Headquarters *Buppharam Metropolitan Police Station * Big C Supercenter Itsaraphap

Educational institutions

The sub-district consists of 11 educational institutions *

Dhonburi Rajabhat University HTMS ''Thonburi'' ( th, เรือหลวงธนบุรี, ) was a coastal defence ship of the Royal Thai Navy. Design ''Thonburi'' and her sister ship, , were designed following the incorporation of the earlier s into the Siamese Na ...

Suksanari School Suksanari School (S.N.R.) is a public school for girls located in Bangkok, Thailand. The school was founded by Somdet Phutthachan (Nuam Phutthasaramahathera), the abbot of Anongkharam Temple, on 25 June 1910. The school provides general educatio ...

*Wat Kanlayanamit School *Wat Prayoonwongsawat School *Santa Cruz Convent School *Santa Cruz Suksa School *Sangaroonthonburi Kindergarten & Nursery *Santa Cruz Kindergarten

Transport

*Prajadhipok Road * Itsaraphap Road *Arun Amarin Road * Memorial Bridge (Phut Bridge) *

Phra Pok Klao Bridge Phra Pok Klao Bridge ( th, สะพานพระปกเกล้า, , ) is a bridge crossing the Chao Phraya River in Bangkok, Thailand. It serves to connect the two sides of the Chao Phraya River in the Bangkok area, namely Phra Nakhon Dis ...

* Thetsaban Sai 1 Road * Thetsaban Sai 2 Road

References

{{Coord, 13, 44, 20.1, N, 100, 29, 32.0, E, region:TH_type:landmark, display=title Subdistricts of Bangkok Thon Buri district Populated places on the Chao Phraya River