Doi Saket district

Doi Saket (Thai: ดอยสะเก็ด, pronounced [dɔ̄ːj sā.kèt]; Northern Thai: ดอยสะเก๋ด, pronounced [dɔ̄ːj sā.kět]) is a district (amphoe) in the eastern part of Chiang Mai province in northern Thailand. The district is predominantly a rural farming area, containing a mixture of rice fields on the valley floor to orchard and other farming on the hillsides. The village is known for its murals inside Wat Doi Saket.

Doi Saket ดอยสะเก็ด
District
A suspension bridge over the Mae Kuang Udom Thara Dam
District location in Chiang Mai province
Coordinates: 18°52′13″N 99°8′12″E
Country	Thailand
Province	Chiang Mai
Seat	Doi Saket
Tambon	14
Muban	110
District established	1902
Area
• Total	671.3 km2 (259.2 sq mi)
Population  (2005)
• Total	64,116
• Density	95.5/km2 (247/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+7 (ICT)
Postal code	50220
Geocode	5005

Mae Kuang Dam (เขื่อนแม่กวงอุดมธารา), Doi Saket with the Khun Tan Range in the background and a seasonal wildfire

Chinese Cemetery in the Thai highlands near Doi Saket

History

The district was established in 1902.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise) Mae On, San Kamphaeng, San Sai, Mae Taeng, Phrao of Chiang Mai province, Wiang Pa Pao of Chiang Rai province and Mueang Pan of Lampang province.

The district is named after 1,816 m high Doi Saket (ดอยสะเก็ด), a mountain of the Khun Tan Range on the east side of the district.

Administration

The district is divided into 14 sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 110 villages (mubans). Doi Saket is a township (thesaban tambon), which covers parts of tambon Choeng Doi and Luang Nuea. There are a further 13 tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No.	Name	Thai name	Villages	Pop.
1.	Choeng Doi	เชิงดอย	13	10,750
2.	San Pu Loei	สันปูเลย	14	9,137
3.	Luang Nuea	ลวงเหนือ	10	6,330
4.	Pa Pong	ป่าป้อง	7	3,549
5.	Sa-nga Ban	สง่าบ้าน	5	2,225
6.	Pa Lan	ป่าลาน	6	1,993
7.	Talat Khwan	ตลาดขวัญ	6	3,418
8.	Samran Rat	สำราญราษฎร์	8	3,366
9.	Mae Khue	แม่คือ	6	4,797
10.	Talat Yai	ตลาดใหญ่	5	3,760
11.	Mae Hoi Ngoen	แม่ฮ้อยเงิน	6	3,848
12.	Mae Pong	แม่โป่ง	10	5,589
13.	Pa Miang	ป่าเมี่ยง	6	3,638
14.	Thep Sadet	เทพเสด็จ	8	1,716

External links

• amphoe.com