According to historical records and genealogies, Nghi Son commune today was formed under King Le Dai Hanh, from the 11th century, with the name Bien Son, also known as Bien island, Bien island, belonging to Tuan La commune, Ngoc Son district.

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Panorama of Nghi Son island commune. Photo: Le Duong

After the successful August Revolution in 1945, Bien Son was renamed Nghi Son village, Hai Yen commune.

In August 1954, Hai Yen commune was divided into two communes, Hai Yen and Hai Thuong. During this period, Nghi Son village belonged to Hai Thuong commune.

In 1984, Hai Thuong commune was divided into 3 communes: Nghi Son, Hai Thuong and Hai Ha. Since then, Nghi Son commune was formed and has been stable until today.

Nghi Son commune currently has 4 villages, including: Bac Son, Trung Son, Thanh Son and Nam Son. The natural area is more than 323 hectares (mainly mountainous land for forestry), of which the residential land area is 27 hectares (0.27 km2), with a population of nearly 10,000 people.

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According to the leaders of Nghi Son commune, since ancient times, the commune's traditional economy has mainly been exploitation, fishing, aquaculture, seafood farming and marine logistics services.

Previously, Nghi Son was isolated, people who wanted to go to the island or the mainland had to go by boat. Later, when the commune was separated and the seaport developed, there was a mountain road to the commune.

According to the leader of Nghi Son commune, although the commune's terrain is difficult, it is formed by two main mountains, Ngoc Son in the North and Nghi Son in the South. The Northeast is called the East Beach area, with flat terrain with long sandy beaches and beautiful beaches. Therefore, the sea area here has many advantages in exploiting seaports and developing marine tourism.

In addition, the commune has a main road connecting to provincial road 513 and connecting to the deep-water port in the North - South direction, 5km long, with a sea area of ​​about 1km2, this is the shelter of hundreds of boats after fishing trips.

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People here live mainly by fishing. Photo: Le Duong

“Currently, Nghi Son Deepwater Port has been approved for detailed planning for the period up to 2020, with a vision to 2030 and a vision to 2045 as a national general port, a regional hub of type 1, meeting the demand for exporting goods to serve Nghi Son Economic Zone and neighboring areas. Nghi Son is a coastal island commune, so it will have potential for tourism development.

In the future, Nghi Son commune will also be merged with neighboring communes, which will create strong development for the commune not only in tourism but also in economy and society," said the commune leader.

The commune with the smallest area but the highest population density in Vietnam , Ngu Loc (in Thanh Hoa province) is the commune with the smallest area but the highest population density in Vietnam. Notably, this commune has no agricultural land, the deceased must be buried in the land of the neighboring commune.