Thalang ( Thai : ถลาง , pronounced [tʰā.lǎːŋ] ); ( Malay : Telong or Tanjung Salang ( Jawi : تلوڠ / تنجوڠ سالڠ ) is a district ( amphoe ) in the north of Phuket province , Thailand .
7-415: Phuket was formerly known as Thalang ( ถลาง thalang ), derived from the old Malay telong" (Jawi: تلوڠ) which means 'cape'. The northern district of the province, which was the location of the old capital, still uses this name. In 1898 the current district was established. Thalang District borders Mueang Phuket and Kathu to the south. To the north is Takua Thung of Phang Nga province , separated by
14-429: A tin miners rebellion in 1876. The district is divided into eight sub-districts ( tambons ), which are further subdivided into 44 villages ( mubans ). The town of Phuket has city status ( thesaban nakhon ) and covers tambons Talad Yai and Talad Nuea; Karon, Ratsada, Rawai, and Wichit have sub-district municipality status ( thesaban tambon ) and each cover the complete same-named tambon . Chalong and Ko Kaeo have
21-481: Is the capital district ( amphoe mueang ) of Phuket province , Thailand . Phuket town itself is in the district's northeast. The district encompasses the southern part of the island of Phuket. The western and southern coast consists of several heavily used beaches, from the northwest counter-clockwise: Karon , Kata, Kata Noi, Nai Han, Rawai, and Friendship Beach along Chalong Bay. The beaches are separated from each other by rocky capes, most notably Phromthep Cape at
28-724: The Heroines Monument in the south of the district a branch museum of the National Museum was opened in 1989. The monument itself commemorates the local heroines Thao Thep Kasattri and Thao Sri Sunthon , who forced the Burmese army besieging the town of Thalang to retreat. Phuket International Airport is in Thalang District. The main road is Highway 402 , which runs from the Sarasin Bridge over
35-574: The Pak Prah Strait to Phuket city. The district is divided into six sub-districts ( tambons ), which are further subdivided into 46 villages ( mubans ). Thep Krasattri and Choeng Thale have sub-district municipality ( thesaban tambon ) status, each covering part of tambons of the same name. Each of the six tambons is administered by a tambon administrative organization (TAO). Mueang Phuket district Mueang Phuket ( Thai : เมืองภูเก็ต , pronounced [mɯ̄a̯ŋ pʰūː.kèt] )
42-530: The Pak Prah Strait. The Khao Phra Thaeo Non-hunting Area protects more than 20 km of rainforest in the hills of the district. The three highest peaks of this reserve are the Khao Prathiu (384 m), Khao Bang Pae (388 m) and Khao Phara (422 m). Sirinat National Park on the northwestern coast was established in 1981 and protects an area of 90 km (68 km marine area), including Nai Yang Beach where sea turtles lay their eggs. At
49-426: The southernmost tip of the island. Originally named Thung Kha (ทุ่งคา), it was renamed Mueang Phuket on 14 November 1938. The most important of the 29 Buddhist temples of Phuket is Wat Chalong (วัดฉลอง or, more formally, วัดไชยธาราราม). It is dedicated to two venerated monks, Luang Pho Chaem (หลวงพ่อแช่ม) and Luang Pho Chuang (หลวงพ่อช่วง), who, with their knowledge of herbal medicine, helped those injured in
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