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:
occupies 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.