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 and has a population of approximately 1,213,400.
From June 12, 2025, Sóc Trăng province (with Hậu Giang province) was merged into Cần Thơ.
Etymology Sóc Trăng was known as Ba Xuyên during Minh Mạng's admininistration.(https://archive.org/details/TruongVinhKy_1875_PetitCoursDeGeographieDeLaBasseCochinchine/page/n13/mode/2up Petit Cours de Géographie de la Basse Cochinchine, Pétrus Ký, 1875)
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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