Doi Saket district
Doi Saket
ดอยสะเก็ด | |
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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 / 18.87028°N 99.13667°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 |
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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 Wat Phra That Doi Saket that has remarkable murals inside.
