Sóc Trăng Province

The province occupies an area of 3,223 km², and has a population of approximately 1,213,400.

Sóc Trăng province Tỉnh Sóc Trăng (Vietnamese) ខេត្តស្រុកឃ្លាំង (Khmer)
Province
Rural Sóc Trăng
Seal
Location of Sóc Trăng within Vietnam
Coordinates: 9°40′N 105°50′E / 9.667°N 105.833°E / 9.667; 105.833
Country	Vietnam
Region	Mekong Delta
Capital	Sóc Trăng
Government
• People's Council Chair	Lâm Văn Mẫn
• People's Committee Chair	Trần Văn Lâu
Area
• Total	3,223.30 km2 (1,244.52 sq mi)
Population  (2021)
• Total	1,721,800
• Density	530/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Demographics
• Ethnicities	Vietnamese (64.83%), Khmer, Hoa
GDP
• Total	VND 49.346 trillion US$ 2.143 billion
Time zone	UTC+7 (ICT)
Area codes	299
ISO 3166 code	VN-64
Website	www.soctrang.gov.vn

The name Sóc Trăng comes from the Khmer name of the area ស្រុកឃ្លាំង Srok Khleang, which means Land of depositories or Place to store silver. The Vietnamese transliteration gave Sốc Kha Lang and later Sóc Trăng.

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 by Trà Vinh to the northeast, Vĩnh Long to the north, Hậu Giang to the northwest and Bạc Liêu to the south. To the south east of Sóc Trăng is 72 kilometres (45 mi) of coastline of the South China Sea. The province has two large rivers: the Hậu River and the Mỹ Thanh River. The capital of Sóc Trăng province is Sóc Trăng city. 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:

• 2 district-level town:
  • Vĩnh Châu
  • Ngã Năm
• 1 provincial city:
  • Sóc Trăng (capital)

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

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  Khleang Pagoda in Ward 6, Sóc Trăng City
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  Bửu Sơn Pagoda (Also known as Clay Pagoda) in Sóc Trăng City
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  La Hán Pagoda, Ward 8, Sóc Trăng City
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  Main hall of Bat Pagoda (Mahatup), Ward 3, Sóc Trăng City
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  Đền thờ Bác Hồ - An Thạnh Đông, huyện Cù Lao Dung
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  A corner of Sóc Trăng City
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  Streets in Sóc Trăng City
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  Maspero River, Sóc Trăng City
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  Mã Tộc Pagoda
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  Theravada Buddhist Monastery, Sóc Trăng City
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  Cù Lao Dung, Sóc Trăng City
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  Children play football in Long Phú, Sóc Trăng City
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  Stupa at the temple Som Rong, Sóc Trăng City