Sóc Trăng (, ) was a former
province
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in the
Mekong Delta
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of
Southern Vietnam, with its capital in
Sóc Trăng. The province occupies an area of
and has a population of approximately 1,213,400.
Etymology
Sóc Trăng was known as Ba Xuyên during
Minh Mạng's admininistration.
During the
Nguyễn Dynasty
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of emperor
Minh Mạng, it was given the
Sino-Vietnamese name Nguyệt Giang (
月 江), a
calque
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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
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. 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
Hồ Chí Minh City
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The city's geography is defined by rivers and canals, of which the largest is Saigo ...
.
Administrative divisions
Sóc Trăng is subdivided into 11 district-level sub-divisions:
* 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 17 wards.
Gallery
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
References
External links
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Soc Trang Province
Former provinces of Vietnam