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Sóc Trăng (Khmer: ស្រុកឃ្លាំង, lit. 'Land of Depositories') is a province in the Mekong Delta of Southern Vietnam, with its capital in Sóc Trăng. The province occupies an area of 3,298.20 km2 (1,273.44 sq mi)[1] and has a population of approximately 1,213,400.
Sóc Trăng
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Coordinates: 9°40′N 105°50′E | |
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 | 3,298.20 km2 (1,273.44 sq mi) |
Population (2022) | |
• Total | 1,797,800 |
• Density | 550/km2 (1,400/sq mi) |
Demographics | |
• Ethnicities | Vietnamese (64.83%),[2] Khmer, Hoa |
GDP[3] | |
• Total | VND 49.346 trillion US$ 2.143 billion |
Time zone | UTC+7 (ICT) |
Area codes | 299 |
ISO 3166 code | VN-64 |
Website | www |
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.[4][5]
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.
Sóc Trăng is subdivided into 11 district-level sub-divisions:
They are further subdivided into 12 commune-level towns (or townlets), 80 communes, and 17 wards.
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