 To the west is the Bay of Bangkok.On 14 November 1938 the district's name was changed from "Bang Pla Soi" (บางปลาสร้อย) to "Mueang Chonburi" .The district Mueang Chon Buri is subdivided into 18 subdistricts ("Tambon"), which are further subdivided into 122 administrative villages ("Muban").