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 Thong District Today, more than 3,000 Catholics reside on the land. The community, the largest landholder in the area, is under pressure from developers to sell the property to feed the industrialization fostered by the Eastern Economic Corridor. Phan Thong is divided into 11 sub-districts ("tambons"), which are further subdivided into 76 administrative villages ("mubans"). There are two sub-district municipalities ("thesaban tambons") in the district: There are eight subdistrict administrative organisations (SAO) in the district: Phan Thong District Phan Thong (, ) is a district ("amphoe") of the province of Chonburi in Thailand. Neighbouring districts are (from north clockwise) Bang Pakong, Ban