Phan Thiết
Phan Thiết | |
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| Phan Thiết City Thành phố Phan Thiết | |
"Phan Thiết Water Tower": symbol of Phan Thiết | |
| Coordinates: 10°56′N 108°06′E / 10.933°N 108.100°E | |
| Country | Vietnam |
| Province | Bình Thuận |
| Founded | 1898, as Phan Thiết town, by Thành Thái |
| Incorporated | 1933, as the Commune of Phan Thiết |
| Consolidated | 1999, as the City of Phan Thiết |
| Named after | Hamu Lithit (Cham language) |
| Area | |
| 210.9 km2 (81.4 sq mi) | |
| Population (2020 census) | |
| 228.536 | |
| • Density | 1.083/km2 (2.80/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 195.760 |
| Time zone | UTC+07:00 (IST) |
| ZIP codes | 80xxxx |
| Area code | 62 |
| Climate | Aw |
Phan Thiết (Vietnamese: [fan.tʰíət] ⓘ) is the capital of Bình Thuận Province on the southeast coast in Vietnam. While most of the inhabitants live in the city center, others reside in the four urban coastal wards, extending from Suối Nước beach in the northeast towards cape Kê Gà in the southwest.
Traditionally, fishing and the manufacturing of fish sauce served as the main source of Phan Thiết's local economy. The rise of tourism as the region's primary employer can be attributed to its beaches, and thus its growth is rapidly overshadowing its prevalent fishing industry.