Country Thailand Area 252 km² Population 75,224 (2007) Geocode 8303 | Time zone ICT (UTC+7) Postal code 83110 Province Phuket Province | |
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Thalang (Thai: ถลาง, [tʰā.lǎːŋ]) is a district (amphoe) in the north of Phuket Province, Thailand.
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Map of Thalang District, Phuket 83110, Thailand
History
Thalang was the original center of Phuket province, then named Mueang Thalang. The governor then had the title Phraya Thalang (พระยาถลาง). In 1898 the current district was established.
Geography
The district borders to the south Mueang Phuket and Kathu, while to the north is Takua Thung of Phang Nga Province, separated by the Pak Prah strait.
Places
The Khao Phra Thaeo Non-hunting Area protects more than 20 km² of rainforest within 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). The Sirinat National Park on the northwestern coast was established in 1981 and protects an area of 90 km2 (68 km2 marine area), including the Nai Yang beach where sea turtles lay their eggs.
At 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.
Traffic
Phuket International Airport is in Thalang District. The main road is Highway 402, which runs from the Sarasin Bridge over the Pak Prah strait to Phuket city.
Administration
The district is divided into six sub-districts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 46 villages (muban). 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).