Chalong

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Chalong

Total population

24,733

Land area34.07 km²

Coordinates7.85°, 98.33°

Demographic figures from National Statistical Office of Thailand. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Chalong is a sub-district (tambon) in the southern portion of Phuket Province, Thailand. It is one of eight sub-districts in the capital district Mueang Phuket.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Maneepong Jongjit

Thai badminton player

Nitchaon Jindapol

badminton player

Jaruwat Cheawaram

singer

J

Jiranat Nontaket

Thai footballer

V

Vanessa Herrmann

Thai model

Anchalee Vanich Thepbutr

Thai politician

Kampol Pathom-attakul

Thai footballer

S

Somwang Patamakanthin

Thai malacologist, shells collector and illustrator

Thanont Chamroen

Thai singer, actor

Saroj Buasri

Thai educator

P

Pornsuda Thawarapha

Thai actor and singer

Z

Zee Mattanawee Keenan

Thai singer & model

Sandy Stuvik

Thai racecar driver

S

Somjai Suwansupana

mayor of Phuket city

C

Chavika Watrsang

Thai model

W

Worawut Namvech

association football player

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Phuket

• Wichit
  2.6 mi away
• Pa Tong
  4.1 mi away
• Kathu
  4.4 mi away
• Rawai
  4.9 mi away · pop. 16,988
• Lohals
  5672.7 mi away · pop. 441
• Snøde
  5672.8 mi away · pop. 334
• Stoense
  5673.1 mi away
• Tranekær
  5675.4 mi away · pop. 99
• Spodsbjerg
  5676.4 mi away · pop. 198
• Nyborg
  5676.5 mi away · pop. 17,164
• Tullebølle
  5677.6 mi away
• Lundeborg
  5677.6 mi away · pop. 433

Browse all places in Phuket →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Chalong

Lūangphō̜ Chǣm, Wat Chalō̜ng, Čhō̜. Phūket

Chainarit Phanthō̜ng. · 2008

Khlōng chīwaprawat Phra Khrū Wisutthiwongsāčhānyānamunī (Lūangphō̜ Chǣm Wat Chalō̜ng) Wāt Chaiyathārārām, Čhangwat Phūket

Khanit Niyakit · 2011

Sangkhēp prawat lūangphō̜ Wat Chalō̜ng ʻadīt čhaoʻāwāt Wat Chaiyathārārām (Chalō̜ng)

1989

Phuket

Klaudia Homann · 2011

Chalō̜ng ʻāyu 100 pī Lūangpū Suphā Kanatsīlō, Samnak Song Thēp Khačhō̜nčhit ʻUthit Sāmakkhī Tham (Khao Rang), ʻAmphœ̄ Mư̄ang, Čhangwat Phūket

1995

Ngān chalō̜ng 25 Phutthasatawat

1957

Sawatdiraksā chabap Tambon Chalō̜ng

Sunthō̜n Phū · 1987

2328-2528 nangsư̄ ʻanusō̜n 200 pī wīrasattrī Mư̄ang Thalāng, Čhangwat Phūket

1985

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Longhorn Crazy Ant

Paratrechina longicornis

Seen 2026-10-19

Lygodium polystachyum

Lygodium polystachyum

Seen 2026-10-18

Pantropical Huntsman Spider

Heteropoda venatoria

Seen 2026-10-17

Artillery Plant

Pilea microphylla

Seen 2026-10-17

Asian Weaver Ant

Oecophylla smaragdina

Seen 2026-10-17

Slender Skimmer

Orthetrum sabina

Seen 2026-10-17

beach naupaka

Scaevola taccada

Seen 2026-10-17

Black Soldier Fly

Hermetia illucens

Seen 2026-10-16

Common Myna

Acridotheres tristis

Seen 2026-10-15

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).