Amphoe Doi Saket
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Doi Saket ดอยสะเก็ด |
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| Amphoe | |
 Amphoe location in Chiang Mai Province |
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| Coordinates: 18°52′13″N 99°8′12″E / 18.87028°N 99.13667°ECoordinates: 18°52′13″N 99°8′12″E / 18.87028°N 99.13667°E | |
| Country |
 Thailand
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| Province | Chiang Mai |
| Seat | Doi Saket |
| Tambon | 14 |
| Muban | 110 |
| Amphoe 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 | ICT (UTC+7) |
| Postal code | 50220 |
| Geocode | 5005 |
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.
The district was established in 1902.
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.
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