Tan Hiep District is a gateway district of Kien Giang province, on the route from Ho Chi Minh City to Kien Giang. The district has a population of 151,000 (according to 2005 statistics) and area of 416.5 km². Tan Hiep A is a commune in Tan Hiep district, including the hamlets Canal 2A, Canal 3A , Canal 4A and Canal 5A with the majority of people follow Christianity. As well as the provinces of the Mekong Delta, Tan Hiep district has a network of canals interlacing very favorable for water transport help local residents easy to exchange goods of agriculture and fishery products to the other region in the Mekong Delta. Because of the Tan Hiep no conditions for developing tourism so landscape remains very unspoiled and peaceful, visitors can use boat crept through the canals system overlap to enjoy the fresh air cool place here, immersed in the the wind rustling of coconut trees are planted along the sides of the canals.
