Hoi An Coconut Village, Coconut Village history, Coconut Village location.
Hoi An Coconut Village also known as Bay Mau Coconut Forest or Cam Thanh Coconut Village. The following will provide helpful information, such as: where the Coconut Village exactly is, the historical of this place… to prevent confusion of some other places in Hoi An
Location of Hoi An Coconut Village
Hoi An Coconut Village is located in Cam Thanh Commune, Hoi An. From the northwest, this area is about 5-7 km from Hoi An Ancient Town depending on the area of the ancient town. About 30 km northwest of Da Nang International Airport. About 3.5 km southwest of Cua Dai Beach. The south of the place is about 300m from Cua Dai Bridge. This area is located next to a main road named Vo Chi Cong, which is a main road extending from the center of Da Nang City and connecting to Cua Dai Bridge. This area surrounds part of the Thu Bon River, which is also where the river flows into the sea.
History Hoi An Coconut Village
About a few hundred years ago, people brought about 7 hectares of water coconut from the southeast of Vietnam to plant in this area. According to the conversion of the southeast resident in Vietnam, 1 hectare is 1 Mau of land, and Bay is the number 7 in Vietnamese, from which the name Bay Mau Coconut Forest was given to this area. Although the coconut forest has developed a lot, it is estimated that about 100 hectares of water coconut forest the Bay Mau coconut forest area (in 2024), however, the name Bay Mau Coconut Forest is always kept and as a part to remember its historical name.
With many benefits from water coconuts, this tree is very loved and propagated, along with the suitability of the climate and natural conditions, for that reason, today water coconut is quite popular in the central region of Vietnam. Therefore, somewhere outside Bay Mau Coconut Forest, we can easily see water coconut in other places
Along with the development of tourism in Hoi An starting from the early years of the 20th century. The poverty in the Bay Mau Coconut Forest, as well as the instability in the fishing industry, and with the desire to promote the image of this area to international friends, has made the people here find ways to develop in the direction of tourism. And since then, besides the main name Bay Mau Coconut Forest, Hoi An Coconut Village has also been used as another name for this place.
Nowadays, with the great success in tourism development, Bay Mau Coconut Forest in Cam Thanh is not only known by Vietnamese, but it is also known to international friends.
If you want to experience a coconut boat tour in Hoi An, going around the coconut trees in this area, please read this article for more details.
