Sóc Trăng province

Sóc Trăng
ខេត្តឃ្លាំង (Khmer)
Rural Sóc Trăng
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
RegionMekong Delta
CapitalSóc Trăng
Government
  People's Council ChairHồ Thị Cẩm Đào
  People's Committee ChairTrần Văn Lâu
Area
  Total
3,298.20 km2 (1,273.44 sq mi)
Population
 (2024)
  Total
1,204,300
  Density370/km2 (950/sq mi)
Demographics
  EthnicitiesVietnamese (64.83%), Khmer, Hoa
GDP
  TotalVND 49.346 trillion
US$ 2.143 billion
Time zoneUTC+7 (ICT)
Area codes299
ISO 3166 codeVN-64
HDI (2020) 0.668
(54th)
Websitewww.soctrang.gov.vn

Sóc Trăng (Khmer: ខេត្តឃ្លាំង, lit.'Land of Depositories') was a former 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) and has a population of approximately 1,213,400.