{{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 = Province | subdivision_name1 = 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 = 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: تلوڠ / تنجوڠ سالڠ ) is a district (''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 and Kathu to the south. To the north is Takua Thung of Phang Nga province, separated by the Pak Prah Strait.

==Places== The Khao Phra Thaeo Non-hunting Area protects more than 20&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup> of rainforest in the hills of the district. The three highest peaks of this reserve are the Khao Prathiu (384&nbsp;m), Khao Bang Pae (388&nbsp;m) and Khao Phara (422&nbsp;m). Sirinat National Park on the northwestern coast was established in 1981 and protects an area of 90&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup> (68&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup> marine area), including Nai Yang Beach where sea turtles lay their eggs.

At the Heroines Monument in the south of the district a branch museum of the 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 Highway 402, which runs from the Sarasin Bridge over the Pak Prah Strait to Phuket city.

thumb|left|280px|Bang Thao Beach

==Administration== The district is divided into six sub-districts (''tambons''), which are further subdivided into 46 villages (''mubans''). 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 |} ||&nbsp;150px|Map of Amphoe |}

==References== {{reflist}}

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

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