1. Geographic location
Located 20 km southeast of Long
Thanh district center and 48 km from Bien Hoa city
2. Natural land
The natural land covers 3,664.2
ha, accounting for 6.8 percent of the total land of the district.
- Its north borders Tan Hiep
commune (Long Thanh district, Dong Nai province).
- Its south borders Hac Dich
commune, My Xuan (Tan Thanh district, Ba Ria - Vung Tau province).
- Its west borders Phuoc Thai
commune (Long Thanh district, Dong Nai province).
- Its east borders Cu Bi commune
(Chau Duc district, Ba Ria - Vung Tau province).
3. Administrative units
Phuoc Binh commune is divided
into 7 hamlets including Hamlet 1, Hamlet 2, Hamlet 3, Hamlet 4, Hamlet 5,
Hamlet 6 and Hamlet 7.
The commune has a relatively flat
terrain form,
with average slope of less than
80, with the form of gently wavy hills, slightly divided creating different
terrain sub-regions.
Relative altitude varies from 5
to 100 m, tending to lower gradually from East to West, very suitable for
perennial crops as well as for residence and infrastructure development.
5. Climate
The commune is located in a
tropical monsoon climate with 2 seasons, with the rainy season starting from
lunar April to October.
The average temperature is 22-38
0C.
Rainfall is quite high (an
average of 1,800- 1,862 mm a year) but clearly differentiated by seasons, of
which the rainy season makes up for over 90 percent of annual rainfall. The dry
season lasts from November to next April, accounting for only 10 percent of
total annual rainfall.
The average evaporation volume is
1,100-1,300 mm a year and in the dry season it is usually 2-3 times higher than
the rainy season, creating a sharp imbalance in the humidity, especially in the
last months of the dry season.
Humidity: 50-75 percent
Average temperature: 29 oC
Highest temperatures: 37-38 oC
Lowest temperatures: 20-22 oC
6. Culture and history
Established: in 1994
7. Population
Total population: 13,103 people
Number of households: 3,570
families
Ethnic groups: Choro, Chinese,
Muong, Khmer
Religions: Catholicism,
Protestantism, Buddhism, Caodaism.