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Doi Saket (Thai: ดอยสะเก็ด) is a district (Amphoe) in the eastern part of Chiang Mai Province in northern Thailand.
[edit] 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.
[edit] Life Style
The district is basically a rural farming area. Including rice fields on the valley floor with orchards and mixed farming on the hillsides. The village proper is located just minutes drive from Chiang Mai city center. It has some service providers for chiang mai city, like a commercial laundry that does sheets and towels for the hotel industry and concrete readimix and the like. However the main economics is mostly farming and some people work in the city as day workers. The village is most famous with Thai tourists for it mordern style wall murals at Wat Doi Saket.
[edit] 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).
| No. |
Name |
Thai name |
Villages |
Inh. |
| 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 |
|
