Mueang Phuket district

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Mueang Phuket (

The district encompasses the southern part of the island of Phuket. The western and southern coast consists of several heavily used beaches, from the northwest counter-clockwise: Karon, Kata, Kata Noi, Nai Han, Rawai, and Friendship Beach along Chalong Bay. The beaches are separated from each other by rocky capes, most notably Phromthep Cape at the southernmost tip of the island.

History

Originally named Thung Kha (ทุ่งคา), it was renamed Mueang Phuket on 14 November 1938.^[1]

Temples

The most important of the 29 Buddhist temples of

(วัดฉลอง or, more formally, วัดไชยธาราราม). It is dedicated to two venerated monks, Luang Pho Chaem (หลวงพ่อแช่ม) and Luang Pho Chuang (หลวงพ่อช่วง), who, with their knowledge of herbal medicine, helped those injured in a tin miners rebellion in 1876.

Administration

The district is divided into eight sub-districts (

tambon administrative organizations

(TAO).

Nr. Name Thai name Villages Pop. 1. Talat Yai ตลาดใหญ่ - 52,192 2. Talat Nuea ตลาดเหนือ - 23,381 3. Ko Kaeo เกาะแก้ว 7 10,136 4. Ratsada รัษฎา 7 33,534 5. Wichit วิชิต 9 38,701 6. Chalong ฉลอง 10 18,072 7. Rawai ราไวย์ 7 13,623 8. Karon กะรน 4 7,094

References

1. ^ พระราชกฤษฎีกาเปลี่ยนนามจังหวัด และอำเภอบางแห่ง พุทธศักราช ๒๔๘๑ (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 55 (ก): 658. November 14, 1938. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 8, 2011.

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External links

• Phuket travel guide from Wikivoyage
• amphoe.com
• Wat Chalong Video