1. Industry
Area and operation of industrial
zones in the commune (if any): currently there is no industrial park in
operation.
Operation of some typical
businesses: currently, there are 7 enterprises and limited liability companies
operating effectively.
Labor force, industrial potential
and industrial development orientation of the commune: the number of working-age
people is 3,740. Industrial development orientation: the commune has the 500-ha
project of Loc An-Binh Son industrial park, including 77 ha in Loc An commune.
2. Agro-forestry and fishery
Agriculture: agricultural area
land, crop (fruit) having advantages in agriculture, the situation of raising
poultry in the commune:
The agricultural land area is
1,608 ha, of which cashew covers 30.8 ha, annual crops 147 ha, rubber 20 ha;
advantaged trees: rambutan, durian, mangosteen, and rubber.
- Livestock husbandry:
• Cattle: 690 cows (110 dairy
cows), 11,000 pigs.
• Poultry: 8,000 free-range
chickens, 300 commercial egg-laying hens.
Forestry: the area of land for
forestry, and facts and development orientation of the forestry sector of the
commune (if any):
- Land for forestry production:
76 ha. At present, the area of Melaleuca is 11 hectares.
Fishery: water surface area for
aquaculture, annual catches and development orientation: 3 ha of aquaculture
land spontaneously farmed by people.
3. Trade, service and tourism
Labor structure, and service and
trade performance in the commune; product value in the year:
There has been a diversified
development of trade and service activities along National Highway 51B and
Provincial Road 769. The commune has 86 households engaged in trade and service
activities, including motels; trading groceries, beverage services, mechanical
repair, etc. There is no market in the commune.
Tourist attractions, cultural
relics and development orientation of the tourism industry (if any): there are 3
recreational fishing places, and garden tourism also tends to develop during
fruit harvest season.
4. Education
List of schools in the commune:
• Loc An Primary School
• Preschool
Number of teachers by grade
level:
• Primary teachers: 26 people
• Preschool teachers: 11 people
Number of students by grade
level:
• Primary 1: 418 - 450 students
• Preschool: 120 children
Educational facts: there are one
primary school meeting national standards, one kindergarten, and one Community
Education Center.
5. Healthcare
Number of medical staff working
at the commune Health Station: 8 employees, including: one doctor, 3 physicians,
2 nurses, one midwife, and one pharmacist.
Facts of the station: the station
meeting national standards in Binh Lam hamlet, near a populated primary school
and kindergarten, one km away from the commune center, and 2 km from district
health center, hospital district.
Medical services to people: every
year it is responsible for healthcare, first aid, and propaganda on prevention
of diseases of all kinds.
6. Culture
The commune cultural house:
there are the Culture and Sports – Community Learning Center located in the
commune administrative center and 4 hamlet cultural houses.
The commune Cultural Post
Office: there is one Cultural Post Office in Binh Lam hamlet near the
primary school and kindergarten.
Cultural activities:
cultural institutions have been operating effectively for many years to organize
cultural activities and operation of organizations, unions and the mass.