Phan Thiết Thiết most of which agree that, "Phan Thiết" is not a pure Vietnamese name: Phan Thiết is subdivided into 18 wards and communes, of which 14 are urban wards, namely: Đức Thắng, Đức Nghĩa, Đức Long, Phú Hài, Phú Thủy, Phú Trinh, Phú Tài, Thanh Hải, Hàm Tiến, Mũi Né, Xuân An, Bình Hưng, Hưng Long, Lạc Đạo and 4 suburban communes, namely: Tiến Lợi, Tiến Thành, Thiện Nghiệp and Phong Nẫm. Located on an arm of the East Vietnam Sea, Phan Thiết is one of Vietnam's most important fishing areas. Its population is roughly 205,333 (as of 2004). Hồ
Phan District ("tambon"), which are further subdivided into 229 villages ("muban"). Mueang Phan is a township ("thesaban tambon") which covers parts of "tambon" Mueang Phan. There are a further 15 tambon administrative organizations (TAO). Phan District Phan (; ) is a district ("amphoe") in the southern part of Chiang Rai Province, northern Thailand. Neighboring districts are (from the south west clockwise) Wiang Pa Pao, Mae Suai, Mae Lao, Mueang Chiang Rai, and Pa Daet of Chiang Rai Province, Mae Chai of Phayao province and Wang Nuea of Lampang Province. The mountains of the Phi Pan Nam Range dominate the landscape of the