1. Population and Labor

The entire ward has 3,485 households with 16,734 people. The rate of natural population growth is at 1.18 percent (from 1.25 percent previously -- Resolution sets 1.37 percent for 2001, 1.2 percent for 2005).

Religion

Buddhism: 44 households, making up 1.28 percent; with 2,339 followers 14.61 percent;

Catholic: 22 households, making up 0.64 percent; with 104 followers 0.65 percent;

Protestant: nine households, accounting for 0.26 percent, with 35 people 0.21 percent;

Caodaism: 222 households, making up 6.47 percent, with 1,091 followers 6.81 percent;

Ethnicity

Vietnamese: 79 households, reaching 2.30 percent; with 387 people 2.41 percent;

Muong people: four households making up 0.11 percent; with 20 people 0.12 percent;

Mien people: two households, 0.05 percent, with nine people 0.05 percent (data in 2005);

2. Land

The total area of 418.25 hectares, of which the total arable land is 29.10 hectares, including 23.1 hectares of annuals, 6 hectares of perennials, and 4.7 hectares of water surface for aquaculture. Agricultural land covers 12.8 hectares and residential land is 297.45 hectares, of which, specific use land is 94.92 hectares while urban residential land is 107.04 hectares;

General assessment: identifying the local economic structure as trade, services, industry and small-handicraft industries, and agriculture, the commune makes efforts to develop Buu Hoa ward toward the city’s general direction of industrialization and modernization.

3. Tourist Attractions

Buu Hoa ward is located along Dong Nai River with a mild climate all year round and two distinct rainy and sunny seasons, with traditional pottery. Compared to 1,976 the population density has a 1.1 percent increase due to a net increase of population and high density. Nguyen Tri Phuong temple (Quarter 4) and Long Thien Pagoda (Quarter 1) are located in the ward.

4. Transport and Electricity

Buu Hoa Ward is crossed by a critical transport system between provinces and Ho Chi Minh City - National Highway 1K and interprovincial routes, National Highway 16, and Highway 1... and the waterway transport system on Dong Nai River. Internal road system has been 65 percent asphalted. In general, the transportation system facilitates people’s travel. Buu Hoa substation provides electricity for all people – 100 percent of households are using electricity.

5. Communications

There are Buu Hoa Telegraph Station under Bien Hoa Telephone-Telegraph and Post Office branch under the Provincial Post Office, opening at 7:00 AM-6:30 PM.

6. Mineral Resources

Due to its geographical structure, the ward is poor in minerals, mainly stone and soil in Tan Ban quarry for building materials.

7. Traditional Products and Occupations

Buu Hoa ward’s traditional occupation is pottery making with 15 establishments, which produce major goods for export and serve people.​