Close-up of the coastal village with the highest population density in Vietnam

(PLO) - Diem Pho beach village, Hau Loc district, Thanh Hoa province, people all go out to sea and get rich from the sea, it is the leading place in the country in terms of population density when it is 17 times higher than Hanoi and more than 9 times higher than Hanoi. times compared to Ho Chi Minh City.

(PLO) - Diem Pho beach village, Hau Loc district, Thanh Hoa province, people all go out to sea and get rich from the sea, it is the leading place in the country in terms of population density when it is 17 times higher than Hanoi and more than 9 times higher than Hanoi. times compared to Ho Chi Minh City.

According to statistics from the People's Committee of Nu Loc commune (people still know it as Diem Pho sea village), by the end of 2022, the total population of the whole commune has exceeded 19,000 people, while the land area in Diem Pho sea village only 0.46 km2

Ngư Lộc với mật độ dân số lên đến 40.000 người/km², trong khi Hà Nội là 2.398 người/km², TP.HCM là 4.375 người/km2 (theo thống kê dân số đầu năm 2023). Như vậy, mật độ dân số ở Ngư Lộc cao gấp gần 17 lần so với Hà Nội và hơn 9 lần so với TP.HCM.

Due to the high population density, Diem Pho coastal village, seen from above, has close-packed multi-storey houses with no empty space left.

This is also the only coastal village in Hau Loc that does not have agricultural land. People make a living mainly from fishing, seafood processing and fisheries logistics.

Currently, Ngu Loc commune has 350 fishing vessels and boats with nearly 2,000 fishing households, accounting for more than 50% of the commune's population.

The total area of ​​the commune is only 0.93km2 but residential land is only 0.46km2, the rest is alluvial land and the area of ​​Hon Ne island.

The population is dense, so every time a ship docks, the coastal village becomes bustling with buyers and sellers.

While young men go to sea, the women of the coastal village stay at home to process seafood and do logistics work for the marine industry...

Along Ngu Loc beach, people everywhere see fish, shrimp, and squid drying on large mats

The land is crowded with people, so in the coastal village of Diem Pho there are many extremely small alleys, only about 1 meter wide, even some sections can only fit one person through.

If you come to Ngu Loc on weekends or early morning, traffic jams are like a "specialty" of this land.

According to Ngu Loc Commune People's Committee, the average income of people here ranges from 6-8 million VND/person/month.

Although the seafaring profession is still difficult and the income is not high, according to local fishermen, it is not only about persistently reaching out to sea and sticking to the sea, but also about protecting the homeland's islands and seas.

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Update day : 03/01/2024