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Sóc Trăng (Vietnamese: [ʂawk͡p̚˧˦ ʈaŋ˧˧] (listen)) 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.

Sóc Trăng province Tỉnh Sóc Trăng
Province
Rural Sóc Trăng
Location of Sóc Trăng within Vietnam
Coordinates: 9°40′N 105°50′E
Country	Vietnam
Region	Mekong Delta
Capital	Sóc Trăng
Government
• People's Council Chair	Trần Văn Lâu
• People's Committee Chair	Lâm Văn Mẫn
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%),[1] Khmer, Hoa
Time zone	UTC+7 (ICT)
Area codes	299
ISO 3166 code	VN-64
Website	www.soctrang.gov.vn

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 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.

References

External links

• Official website

На других языках

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[de] Sóc Trăng (Provinz)

Sóc Trăng ist eine Provinz im Mekong-Delta, Vietnam. Hauptstadt der Provinz ist Sóc Trăng.

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- [en] Sóc Trăng province

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[ru] Шокчанг (провинция)

Шокча́нг (вьетн. Sóc Trăng) — провинция на юге Вьетнама, в дельте реки Меконг. Площадь составляет 3312 км². Население по данным на 2009 год — 1 289 441 человек[1]. Плотность населения — 389,32 чел./км². Административный центр — одноимённый город, расположенный в 230 км от Хошимина.[2] Включает в себя 72 км побережья Южно-Китайского моря.

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