Doi Saket District 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. The district is divided into 14 sub-districts ("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 a further 13 tambon administrative organizations (TAO). Doi Saket District Doi Saket (, ; ) 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
Doi Suthep 1981 and has an area of that includes the Wat Phrathat Doi Suthep temple as well as Bhubing Rjanives Palace, further up the mountain. Doi Pui, the other peak of the massif, is closeby via a surfaced road as well as through forest paths. Hmong hill tribe people live in the surrounding area. The chief of Doi Suthep-Pui National Park voiced his concerns in 2018 about the increasing amount of garbage produced by the large number of tourists visiting Doi Suthep temple, a must-see site for Chiang Mai tourists. Untreated water and garbage from more than 300 shops and a