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Doi Saket District

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Country
  
Thailand

Tambon
  
14

Amphoe established
  
1902

Area
  
671.3 km²

Seat
  
Doi Saket

Muban
  
110

Time zone
  
ICT (UTC+7)

Province
  
Chiang Mai Province

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Doi Saket (Thai: ดอยสะเก็ด; Lanna: ) 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 proper is a 30-minute drive east of Tha Phae Gate in Chiang Mai. The city boasts a large produce market. The village is most famous with Thai tourists for its beautiful, modern-style wall murals inside Wat Doi Saket.

Contents

Map of Doi Saket District, Chiang Mai 50220, Thailand

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 subdivided into 14 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 110 villages (muban). Doi Saket is a township (thesaban tambon), which covers parts of tambon Choeng Doi and Luang Nuea. There are further 13 tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

References

Doi Saket District Wikipedia


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