Sóc Trăng (, ) was a former province in the Mekong Delta of Southern Vietnam, with its capital in Sóc Trăng. The province occupies an area of

Etymology

Sóc Trăng was known as Ba Xuyên during Minh Mạng's admininistration.

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).

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

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 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 from Ho Chi Minh City.

Administrative divisions

Soc Trang province has 11 district-level administrative units, including 8 districts, 2 district-level towns and 1 provincial city.

  • 9 districts:
  • Châu Thành
  • Cù Lao Dung
  • Kế Sách
  • Long Phú
  • Mỹ Tú
  • Mỹ Xuyên
  • Thạnh Trị
  • Trần Đề
  • 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 16 wards.

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File:Chua soc trang.jpg|Khleang Pagoda in Ward 6, Sóc Trăng City

File:Chùa Đất Sét Sóc Trăng.jpg|Bửu Sơn Pagoda (Also known as Clay Pagoda) in Sóc Trăng City

File:Chùa La Hán - TP Sóc Trăng.jpg|La Hán Pagoda, Ward 8, Sóc Trăng City

File:Chánh điện chùa Dơi - Sóc Trăng.jpg|Main hall of Bat Pagoda (Mahatup), Ward 3, Sóc Trăng City

File:Đền thờ Bác.jpg|Đền thờ Bác Hồ - An Thạnh Đông, huyện Cù Lao Dung

File:Một góc TP.Sóc Trăng.jpg|A corner of Sóc Trăng City

File:Đường phố ở TP.Sóc Trăng.jpg|Streets in Sóc Trăng City

File:Sông Masepo, TP.Sóc Trăng.jpg|Maspero River, Sóc Trăng City

File:Soctrang02.JPG|Mã Tộc Pagoda

File:Tu viện Phật giáo tiểu thừa, Sóc Trăng.jpg|Theravada Buddhist Monastery, Sóc Trăng City

File:Cù Lao Dung, Sóc Trăng.jpg|Cù Lao Dung, Sóc Trăng City

File:Trẻ em chơi bóng ở Long Phú, Sóc Trăng.jpg|Children play football in Long Phú, Sóc Trăng City

File: Bảo tháp chùa Som Rong.jpg|Stupa at the temple Som Rong, Sóc Trăng City

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