Chalong | |
Native Name: | ฉลอง |
Type: | Tambon |
Mapsize: | 200px |
Coordinates: | 7.8396°N 98.3452°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Thailand |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Phuket |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Mueang Phuket |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 34.069 |
Population Total: | 15460 |
Population As Of: | 2005 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Postal Code Type: | Postal Code |
Postal Code: | 83000 (Villages 1-5) 83100 (Villages 6-10) |
Geocode: | 830106 |
Chalong (Thai: ฉลอง, in Thai pronounced as /t͡ɕʰā.lɔ̌ːŋ/) is a sub-district (tambon) in the southern portion of Phuket Province, Thailand. It is one of eight sub-districts in the capital district (amphoe mueang) Mueang Phuket.
The most important of the 29 Buddhist temples on Phuket is Wat Chalong (วัดฉลอง, วัดไชยธาราราม). It is dedicated to two monks, Luang Pho Chaem (หลวงพ่อแช่ม) and Luang Pho Chuang (หลวงพ่อช่วง), who with their knowledge of herbal medicine helped the injured in a tin miners rebellion in 1876.
Neighboring tambons are (from south clockwise) Rawai, Karon, Patong, and Kathu of Kathu District and Wichit. To the southeast is Chalong Bay, with one of the most touristy beaches on the island.
The tambon is administered by a tambon administrative organization (TAO) created in 1995.[1] It is divided into 10 villages (muban).