เทพกระษัตรี

Thep Krasatti is an inland subdistrict of Thalang in the north of Phuket, about 19 km from Phuket Town and 1 km from the Thalang district office. It borders the sea and Mai Khao to the north, Si Sunthon to the south, the Khao Phra Thaeo hills and Pa Khlok to the east, and Choeng Thale and Sakhu to the west. The council's own area alone is about 78 square kilometres.

Thalang was once the island's main town. In 1785 a Burmese army besieged it, and two sisters, Lady Chan and Lady Mook, organised its defence until the Burmese withdrew in March 1786. Lady Chan's royal title, Thao Thep Kasattri, is the subdistrict's name. Old temples recall that time: Wat Phra Nang Sang saw fighting in the war, and Wat Thep Kasattri at Ban Don is said to be the island's oldest.

To the east the land rises into the Khao Phra Thaeo forest, a protected area of about 23 square kilometres climbing to 442 metres, with Ton Sai waterfall at its western edge. The famous half-buried golden Buddha of Wat Phra Thong is here too.

Today Thep Krasattri Road, the main road of the island's north, runs through it, with the Robinson Lifestyle Thalang mall and the district hospital. Two international schools, UWC Thailand and Glenalmond, have brought families, teachers and quiet gated estates of pool villas.

A favourite with families who choose a school first: UWC Thailand and Glenalmond Phuket are here, the airport is close, and homes are larger and quieter than on the coast.

• Two international schools in the subdistrict: UWC Thailand and Glenalmond Phuket.
• Gated estates of pool villas with gardens, popular with school families.
• Thalang Hospital is in town; the large private hospitals are in Phuket Town.
• Easy forest walks to Ton Sai waterfall suit children of any age.