Chalong

Chalong is a town in , , and has about 24,700 residents. Chalong is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near the village .
  • Type: Town with 24,700 residents
  • Description: subdistrict municipality in Mueang Phuket district, Phuket province, Thailand
  • Also known as: “Ban Chalong”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Wat Chalong and Phuket Big Buddha.

Buddhist temple
Photo: Cccefalon, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The most important of the 29 buddhist temples of Phuket is or officially Wat Chaiyathararam, located in the Chalong Subdistrict, Mueang Phuket District.

Photo: Cccefalon, CC BY-SA 4.0.
, or The Great Buddha of Phuket, is a seated Maravija Buddha statue in Phuket, . The official name is Phra Phutta Ming Mongkol Eknakiri, shortened to Ming Mongkol Buddha. is situated 3 km southwest of Chalong.

Buddhist temple
Photo: Telgaa, CC BY 3.0.
is a Buddhist temple, which is situated 4 km west of Chalong.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kata and Patong.

Neighborhood
Photo: ADwarf, Public domain.
Hat Noi is a beach on the southwest side of the island of Phuket in Thailand. It is adjacent to Beach to the south. The beach is bordered to the north by the Mon Tri's Villa Royale Resort, and most of the beachfront is occupied by the resort of Thani. is situated 6 km southwest of Chalong.

Photo: Rene Ehrhardt, CC BY 2.0.
is the largest beach resort on the island of . is a party capital of Asia, with famous nightlife and a great beach. This article also includes Kalim, a series of small beaches just north of .

Photo: Eirien, CC BY 2.0.
Phuket is a city in the southeast of Phuket Island, Thailand, and the capital of . As of 2024 the city municipality had a population of 71,284 and an urban population of 252,515 in the entire district of .

Chalong

Latitude
7.84652° or 7° 50′ 48″ north
Longitude
98.33442° or 98° 20′ 4″ east
Population
24,700
Elevation
13 metres (43 feet)
Open location code
6MVWR8WM+JQ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 31040694
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
7091861
Wiki­data ID
Q15629559
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From German to Thai—“Chalong” goes by many names.
  • German: “Chalong”
  • Russian: “Чалонг”
  • Thai: “ฉลอง”
  • Thai: “ตำบลฉลอง”
  • Thai: “เทศบาลตำบลฉลอง”
  • Thai: “บ้านฉลอง”

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Notable Places Nearby

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