Chalong
Chalong is a town in Chalong, Mueang Phuket, Phuket and has about 24,700 residents. Chalong is situated nearby to the locality The Royal Valley, as well as near the village Ban Nai Trok.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- 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.
Wat Chalong
Buddhist temple
Photo: Cccefalon, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The most important of the 29 buddhist temples of Phuket is Wat Chalong or officially Wat Chaiyathararam, located in the Chalong Subdistrict, Mueang Phuket District.
Phuket Big Buddha
Photo: Cccefalon, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Phuket Big Buddha, or The Great Buddha of Phuket, is a seated Maravija Buddha statue in Phuket, Thailand. The official name is Phra Phutta Ming Mongkol Eknakiri, shortened to Ming Mongkol Buddha. Phuket Big Buddha is situated 3 km southwest of Chalong.
Wat Suwankiriket
Buddhist temple
Wat Suwankiriket is a Buddhist temple, which is situated 4 km west of Chalong.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kata and Patong.
Kata
Neighborhood
Photo: ADwarf, Public domain.
Hat Kata Noi is a beach on the southwest side of the island of Phuket in Thailand. It is adjacent to Kata 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 Kata Thani. Kata is situated 6 km southwest of Chalong.
Patong
Photo: Rene Ehrhardt, CC BY 2.0.
Patong is the largest beach resort on the island of Phuket. Patong 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 Patong.
Phuket Town
Phuket is a city in the southeast of Phuket Island, Thailand, and the capital of Phuket province. As of 2024 the city municipality had a population of 71,284 and an urban population of 252,515 in the entire district of Amphoe Mueang.
Chalong
- Categories: subdistrict municipality, subdistrict administrative organization, and locality
- Location: Chalong, Mueang Phuket, Phuket, Southern Thailand, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia
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Latitude
7.84652° or 7° 50′ 48″ northLongitude
98.33442° or 98° 20′ 4″ eastPopulation
24,700Elevation
13 metres (43 feet)Open location code
6MVWR8WM+JQOpenStreetMap ID
node 31040694OpenStreetMap feature
place=townGeoNames ID
7091861Wikidata 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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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as The Royal Valley and Ban Nai Trok.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Wat Chalong Temple and Fluency -learning center.
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