1. Population and labor
The entire ward has 2,451 households with 10,794 people, of
which 7,109 are at working age (including 3,835 females). Specifically, 3,502
people finished secondary and high school levels; 3,502 people intermediate-level;
and 3,502 people 2-year collage or higher levels.
2. Land
Total land area is 694.65 hectares, of which, agricultural land
is 412,99 hectares (including 219,53 hectares of annual growing land, 144,69
hectares of perennial growing and mixed land and 48.77 hectares of water
surface for aquaculture). Specific use land measures 50.53 hectares;
residential land 50.93 hectares and unused land 180.19 hectares (2.17 hectares
of unused water surface and 178.02 hectares of rivers and ditches).
+ Agricultural land makes up 59.45
percent, of which 219.53 hectares of perennials, mainly 3-crop rice paddy land,
garden land for vegetables and perennial growing and water surface for
aquaculture, with low rates of land use. Due to the impacts of the market,
weather conditions and investment levels crop productivity and yield are not
very high and there are constant changes in perennial area.
+ Specific use land occupies 7.27
percent and tends to increase annually due to the demand for infrastructure for
production and life.
+ Residential land: the area of
residential land accounts for 7.33 percent and scatters across hamlets. As the
population grows, land barely meets current demands and needs appropriate
adjustments in the near future.
+ Unused land: occupying 25.94 percent,
of which unused water surface area covers 2.17 hectares, with 178.02 percent of
rivers and cannels.
Overall evaluation: Identifying the local economic
structure as trade and service, and agriculture along with a vision to
eco-tourism, striving to construct and develop the rural agricultural commune
of Hiep Hoa toward Industrialization and Modernization, mobilizing all
resources of the locality along with the support of the province and the city
to continue investing in completing infrastructure such as bridges, roads,
water and electricity, schools, healthcare, and environmental sanitation, etc.
The land potential of the commune is still quite large in terms
of agriculture, forestry and fishery as well as infrastructure development, and
business development, especially abilities to develop and expand the
cultivatable area if investment would be poured into some irrigation works,
developing industrial crops, fruit trees and strengthening the development of
cattle raising, combining with eco-tourism development, enhancing support
services in order to improve the people’s life.
3. Tourist attractions
There are two relics, including the Shrine of Monsignor Nguyen
Huu Canh and Dai Giac Co Tu Pagoda. Regarding tourist service zones, there are
Long Quoi Thon Trang ecotourism site and three restaurants combined with
recreational fishing. Conditions enabling the commune to develop into a tourist
service area are opening up a strong development path for it. However, current
investment has not met the requirements of development.
4. Transport & Electricity
As an islet commune located on Dong Nai River, the main
transport system of the commune has to pass Rach Cat and Ghenh bridges on
Highway 1A to connect with the outside. The inter-hamlet main roads of 5.7 km
have been 80 percent asphalted. In addition, there are two small wharves namely
An Hao and Kho, facilitating people’s travel. Regarding the internal road
system, there are 3.4 km of large alley roads (21 percent asphalted) and 11.3
km of small alley roads. In general, the transportation system meets the travel
needs of people but due to the limit of the two bridges and railways, it has
not facilitated production development (as large loads cannot access the
commune).
The national grid has to date supplied electricity to over 99
percent of households in the commune, improving living and studying conditions.
5. Communications
Currently Hiep Hoa commune has a telecommunication station and
the cable system covers the whole commune, so communication is very convenient.
6. Mineral resources
Due to its geographical structure, the locality’s rare and
precious mineral resources have not been found so far. Sand and gravel are
mainly used as building materials but have been exploited on a small scale.
7. Traditional products and craft
Currently local products are mainly fruit trees such as pomelo,
durian and others.