Sóc Trăng Province

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Sóc Trăng Province

Tỉnh Sóc Trăng
Province
Rural Sóc Trăng
Rural Sóc Trăng
Official seal of Sóc Trăng Province
Seal
Location of Sóc Trăng within Vietnam
Location of Sóc Trăng within Vietnam
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Coordinates: 9°40′N 105°50′E / 9.667°N 105.833°E / 9.667; 105.833Coordinates: 9°40′N 105°50′E / 9.667°N 105.833°E / 9.667; 105.833
Country Vietnam
RegionMekong Delta
CapitalSóc Trăng
Government
 • People's Council ChairTrần Văn Lâu
 • People's Committee ChairLâm Văn Mẫn
Area
 • Total3,223.30 km2 (1,244.52 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)
 • Total1,620,750
 • Density500/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Demographics
 • EthnicitiesVietnamese (64.83%),[1] Khmer, Hoa
Time zoneUTC+7 (ICT)
Area codes299
ISO 3166 codeVN-64
Websitewww.soctrang.gov.vn

Sóc Trăng (About this soundlisten) is a province in the Mekong Delta of southern Vietnam, with its capital in Sóc Trăng. The province occupies an area of 3,223 km², and has a population of approximately 1,213,400.

Etymology[]

During the Nguyễn Dynasty of emperor Minh Mạng, it was given the Sino-Vietnamese name Nguyệt Giang (月江), a calque of "Sông Trăng" (Moon River).[2]

Geography[]

Sóc Trăng province lies roughly between 9°14'N and 9°56'N latitude and between 105°34'E and 106°18'E longitude. It is bordered to the north west by Hậu Giang Province (meaning Hậu River province). To the south west it is bordered by Bạc Liêu Province (meaning "silver").[citation needed] And to the north east it is bordered by Trà Vinh Province (meaning "honoured tea"). To the north is Vĩnh Long Province (meaning "eternal prosperity"). To the south east is 72 kilometres (45 mi) of coastline of the South China Sea. The province has two large rivers: the Hậu River and the . The provincial capital of Sóc Trăng Province is the town which is also called Sóc Trăng. It is 231 kilometres (144 mi) from Hồ Chí Minh City.

Administrative divisions[]

Sóc Trăng is subdivided into 11 district-level sub-divisions:

  • 9 districts:

They are further subdivided into 12 commune-level towns (or townlets), 80 communes, and 17 wards.

References[]

  1. ^ TỈNH SÓC TRĂNG 07/05/2009, Trang tin điện tử của – Ủy ban Dân tộc
  2. ^ (in Vietnamese)"Truyền thuyết về Địa danh Sóc Trăng". 2008-03-28.

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