​1. GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION

- Bao Vinh is located 3 km from the center of Long Khanh town to the east of Long Khanh town. It has a total area of ​​1,579.4 ha, accounting for 8.13% of the total land area.

+ Bao Vinh borders on Bao Quang and Binh Loc communes, and Long Khanh town in Dong Nai province to the north.

+ Bao Vinh borders on Xuan Thanh and Xuan Trung wards, and Bau Tram commune in Long Khanh town, Dong Nai province to the south.

+ Bao Vinh borders on Suoi Tre commune in Long Khanh town, Dong Nai province to the west.

+ Bao Vinh borders on Xuan Tho commune in Xuan Loc district, Dong Nai province to the east.

2. ADMINISTRATIVE UNITS

Bao Vinh is divided into 5 hamlets: Bao Vinh A, Bao Vinh B, Ruong Hoi, Ruong Lon and Suoi Chon.

3. TERRAIN

Bao Vinh has a relatively flat topography and a wavy terrain and it tends to tilt to the west - southwest and the north - northeast. Bao Vinh has an average slope of 00 - 80, a relative height of 150 m and an absolute altitude is 160 m above the sea level.

4. CLIMATE

Bao Vinh is located in the tropical monsoon climate with two distinct seasons, the rainy season from May to November and the dry season from December to April next year. The annual average rainfall is about 2,200 mm, and Bao Vinh has the humidity of 91%, an average temperature of 25 - 26 Celsius degrees with the highest temperature of 34 - 35 Celsius degrees and the lowest temperature of about 19 - 20 Celsius degrees throughout the year.

5. HISTORY AND CULTURE

The Vinh Biet T-junction

Bao Vinh has a historic site called the Vinh Biet T-junction, which is now the Ong Phuc T-junction bordering on Bao Vinh A, Ruong Hoi and Ruong Lon hamlets. This place is the place where many battles of the guerrilla of Bao Vinh, and of the special task force of Long Khanh town occurred and where a lot of enemies were killed. Also, the Vinh Biet T-junction was a place that had caused a lot of fear and terrors among the enemy during the fierce war years.

Thanks to people’s patriotic tradition and spirit of fighting throughout the resistance war against the US, the army and people of Bao Vinh made a lot of achievements, contributing to the liberation of the South, and the national unification to bring peace back to the country in general and to Bao Vinh’s people in particular. In 1978, the guerrilla of Bao Vinh were conferred the title of “Hero of the People’s Armed Forces” and in 2012 the people and armed forces of Bao Vinh were conferred the title of “Hero of the People’s Armed Forces”.

6. POPULATION

At present, Bao Vinh has a population of 16,177 people with 4,330 households. There are the ethnic minority groups living in Bao Vinh such as Chauro, Chinese, Tay, Nung, and Khmer.

There are religions in Bao Vinh such as Buddhism, Christianity, Protestantism, and Caodaism. Particularly, there are 1,460 Buddhists, 630 Christians, 36 Protestants, and 35 Caodaists, and the rest of people worship their ancestors.