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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name = Thalang
| native_name = ถลาง
| native_name_lang = th
| settlement_type = [[District]]
| image_skyline = Thao Thep Kasattri and Thao Sri Sunthon.jpg
| image_alt =
| image_caption = Memorial of [[Thao Thep Kasattri and Thao Sri Sunthon]]
| image_map = Amphoe 8303.svg
| map_caption = District location in [[Phuket province]]
| pushpin_map = Thailand
| pushpin_map_caption =
| subdivision_type = [[Country]]
| subdivision_name = {{Flag|Thailand}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[Provinces of Thailand|Province]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Phuket province|Phuket]]
| subdivision_type2 = Seat
| subdivision_name2 =
| subdivision_type3 = [[Subdistrict]]
| subdivision_name3 =
| subdivision_type4 = ''[[Muban]]''
| subdivision_name4 =
| established_title = District established
| established_date =
| population_total = 75224
| population_as_of = 3 October 1993
| population_density_km2 = {{formatnum:298.5|R}}
| area_total_km2 = {{formatnum:252.0|R}}
| leader_title =
| leader_name =
| blank_name_sec1 = [[Postal code]]
| blank_info_sec1 = 83110
| blank_name_sec2 = [[Geocode]]
| blank_info_sec2 = 8303
| timezone = [[Time in Thailand|ICT]]
| utc_offset = +7
| coordinates = {{coord|8|1|54|N|98|20|2|E|type:adm2nd_region:TH|display=inline,title}}
| website =
| footnotes =
| name =
}}
'''Thalang''' ({{langx|th|ถลาง}}, {{IPA|th|tʰā.lǎːŋ|pron}}); ({{langx|ms|Telong or Tanjung Salang}} ([[Jawi alphabet|Jawi]]: تلوڠ / تنجوڠ سالڠ ) is a district (''[[Districts of Thailand|amphoe]]'') in the north of [[Phuket province]], [[Thailand]].

==History==
Phuket was formerly known as ''Thalang'' ({{lang|th|ถลาง}} ''thalang''), derived from the old Malay ''telong"''(Jawi: تلوڠ) which means 'cape'. The northern district of the province, which was the location of the old capital, still uses this name. In 1898 the current district was established.

==Geography==
Thalang District borders [[Mueang Phuket district|Mueang Phuket]] and [[Kathu district|Kathu]] to the south. To the north is [[Takua Thung district|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]] in 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). [[Sirinat National Park]] on the northwestern coast was established in 1981 and protects an area of 90 km2 (68 km2 marine area), including Nai Yang Beach where [[sea turtle]]s lay their eggs.

At the Heroines Monument in the south of the district a branch museum of the [[National Museum (Thailand)|National Museum]] was opened in 1989.<ref>{{cite web |title=Thalang National Museum|url=https://www.tourismthailand.org/Attraction/Thalang-National-Museum--670 |website=Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) |accessdate=19 November 2018}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web |title=Two Heroines Monument |url=https://www.tourismthailand.org/Attraction/Two-Heroines-Monument--669 |website=Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) |accessdate=19 November 2018}}</ref>

==Transport==
[[Phuket International Airport]] is in Thalang District. The main road is [[Thailand Route 402|Highway 402]], which runs from the Sarasin Bridge over the Pak Prah Strait to Phuket city.

[[Image:Bang Thao Beach.jpg|thumb|left|280px|Bang Thao Beach]]

==Administration==
The district is divided into six sub-districts (''[[tambon]]s''), which are further subdivided into 46 villages (''[[muban]]s''). 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).
{|
|- valign=middle
||
{| class="wikitable"
! No.
! Name
! Thai name
! Villages
! Pop.
|-
|1.||Thep Krasattri||เทพกระษัตรี||11||18,320
|-
|2.||Si Sunthon||ศรีสุนทร||8||14,197
|-
|3.||Choeng Thale||เชิงทะเล||6||14,113
|-
|4.||Pakhlok||ป่าคลอก||9||12,224
|-
|5.||Mai Khao||ไม้ขาว||7||11,874
|-
|6.||Sakhu||สาคู||5||4,496
|}
|| [[Image:Tambon 8303.png|150px|Map of Amphoe]]
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{commonscat|Thalang District}}
{{Amphoe Phuket}}

[[Category:Districts of Phuket province|Thalang]]

Thalang district - Revision history

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