Chalong ( th, ฉลอง, ) is a sub-district ('' tambon'') in the southern portion of

Phuket Province Phuket (; th, ภูเก็ต, , ms, Bukit or ''Tongkah''; Hokkien:普吉; ) is one of the southern provinces (''changwat'') of Thailand. It consists of the island of Phuket, the country's largest island, and another 32 smaller islands of ...

, Thailand. It is one of eight sub-districts in the capital district (''

amphoe mueang An amphoe (sometimes also ''amphur'', th, อำเภอ, )—usually translated as "district"—is the second level administrative subdivision of Thailand. Groups of ''amphoe'' or districts make up the provinces, and are analogous to countie ...

'') Mueang Phuket.

Sights

The most important of the 29 Buddhist temples on Phuket is

Wat Chalong The most important of the 29 buddhist temples of Phuket is Wat Chalong ( th, วัดฉลอง) or formally Wat Chaiyathararam ( th, วัดไชยธาราราม), located in the Chalong Subdistrict, Mueang Phuket District. It is ...

(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 of a tin miners rebellion in 1876.

Geography

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 touristy beaches of the island.

Administration

The ''tambon'' is administered by a tambon administrative organization (TAO) created in 1995. It is divided into 10 villages (''

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 ...

''). #Khao Noi (เขาน้อย) #Bon Suan (บนสวน) #Pa Lai (ป่าไล่) #Na Yai (นาใหญ่) #Na Kok (นากก) #Chalong (ฉลอง) #Wat Mai (วัดใหม่) #Khok Sai (โคกทราย) #Khok Tanot (โคกโตนด) #Yot Sane (ยอดเสน่ห์)

Climate

References

External links

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phuketchalong.go.th
Chalong TAO (Thai)
thaitambon.com
(Thai)
Chalong local weather station
(English) Tambon of Phuket Province {{Thailand-geo-stub