Doi Saket district

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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 / 18.87028°N 99.13667°E / 18.87028; 99.13667
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

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.