Mae Chaem District split off to form the new district, Galyani Vadhana. Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Galyani Vadhana, Samoeng, Mae Wang, Chom Thong and Hot of Chiang Mai Province, and Mae Sariang, Mae La Noi, Khun Yuam, Mueang Mae Hong Son and Pai of Mae Hong Son Province. Thailand's highest mountain, high Doi Inthanon, in the Thanon Thong Chai Range, is in Mae Chaem District. The district is divided into seven sub-districts ("tambon"), which are further subdivided into 85 villages ("muban"). Mae Chaem also has sub-district municipality ("thesaban tambon") status and covers parts of "tambon" Chang Khoeng. There are a
Misaki Doi loser berth in the main tournament. Doi was defeated by her first-round opponent Arantxa Rus of the Netherlands. After failing to qualify for the main draws of the US Open and Toray Pan Pacific Open, Doi found success at the HP Open, where she defeated Chanelle Scheepers of South Africa 2–6, 6–1, 6–3 to reach her first-ever tour semifinal. 2013 marked the first year in which Doi qualified for all four Grand Slam tournaments. In the 2013 Australian Open, Doi punched her second-round ticket with a 6–3, 6–4 victory over Croatian Petra Martić before losing 6–0, 6–0 to Maria Sharapova.