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| Sóc Trăng
Thành phố Sóc TrăngTỉnh Sóc Trăng ស្រុកឃ្លាំង (Khmer) | |
|---|---|
| City (Class-3) | |
| Sóc Trăng City | |
 Soc Trang Post Office at night. | |
  Sóc TrăngLocation of Sóc Trăng in Vietnam | |
| Coordinates: 9°36′10″N 105°58′25″E / 9.60278°N 105.97361°E / 9.60278; 105.97361 | |
| Country |  Vietnam |
| Province | Sóc Trăng |
| Area | |
| • Total | 76.1522 km (29.4025 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 221,430 |
| • Density | 2,284/km (5,920/sq mi) |
Sóc Trăng (listen; Khmer: ស្រុកឃ្លាំង Srok Khleang lit. 'Land of depositories') is a city in Vietnam. It is the capital of Sóc Trăng Province. It was upgraded from a town (thị xã) to a city following decree 22/2007/NĐ-CP on 8 February 2007.
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 Srok Khleang (ស្រុកឃ្លាំង), which means Land of depositories or Place to store silver. The Vietnamese transliteration gave Sốc Kha Lang and later Sóc Trăng.
Administrative divisions
Sóc Trăng City is divided into 10 administrative divisions numbered 1 to 10. The city borders Long Phú District in the east and north, Mỹ Tú District in the west and north, Châu Thành District in the west and Mỹ Xuyên District in the south.
Population
Besides the majority Kinh people, there are also ethnic Chinese and a significant Khmer Krom minority in the city.
Culture
50 of the 200 pagodas in Sóc Trăng Province are located in Sóc Trăng City. Some of the most famous ones are the Khmer Chùa Dơi (Bat Pagoda) and Chùa Đất Sét (Clay Pagoda), Chùa Phật nằm (Som Rong Pagoda).
Transportation
Highway 1 connects the city to Cà Mau in the south, Cần Thơ, Ho Chi Minh City and cities further north. Regular buses run between these cities. The nearest airport is located in Cần Thơ, which is approximately 60 km from the city's center.
Climate
| Climate data for Sóc Trăng | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 35.3 (95.5) |
35.6 (96.1) |
36.7 (98.1) |
37.5 (99.5) |
37.8 (100.0) |
35.5 (95.9) |
34.5 (94.1) |
34.8 (94.6) |
34.5 (94.1) |
34.4 (93.9) |
34.9 (94.8) |
33.5 (92.3) |
37.8 (100.0) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 30.3 (86.5) |
31.2 (88.2) |
32.6 (90.7) |
33.9 (93.0) |
33.0 (91.4) |
31.8 (89.2) |
31.2 (88.2) |
31.1 (88.0) |
31.0 (87.8) |
30.8 (87.4) |
30.6 (87.1) |
29.9 (85.8) |
31.5 (88.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 25.3 (77.5) |
26.0 (78.8) |
27.3 (81.1) |
28.5 (83.3) |
28.1 (82.6) |
27.4 (81.3) |
27.1 (80.8) |
26.9 (80.4) |
26.8 (80.2) |
26.8 (80.2) |
26.6 (79.9) |
25.7 (78.3) |
26.9 (80.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 22.2 (72.0) |
22.5 (72.5) |
23.7 (74.7) |
24.8 (76.6) |
25.0 (77.0) |
24.8 (76.6) |
24.5 (76.1) |
24.5 (76.1) |
24.5 (76.1) |
24.5 (76.1) |
24.1 (75.4) |
22.8 (73.0) |
24.0 (75.2) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 13.9 (57.0) |
13.1 (55.6) |
16.9 (62.4) |
18.8 (65.8) |
19.5 (67.1) |
21.8 (71.2) |
21.3 (70.3) |
21.3 (70.3) |
19.5 (67.1) |
15.7 (60.3) |
18.0 (64.4) |
13.0 (55.4) |
13.0 (55.4) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 7.7 (0.30) |
3.5 (0.14) |
13.8 (0.54) |
62.3 (2.45) |
234.0 (9.21) |
268.0 (10.55) |
261.8 (10.31) |
286.8 (11.29) |
284.8 (11.21) |
308.6 (12.15) |
137.1 (5.40) |
36.6 (1.44) |
1,904.8 (74.99) |
| Average rainy days | 1.7 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 5.2 | 18.4 | 21.7 | 22.5 | 22.9 | 23.4 | 21.6 | 11.9 | 5.6 | 156.9 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 79.5 | 78.3 | 77.5 | 78.3 | 84.0 | 86.6 | 87.1 | 87.5 | 88.2 | 87.6 | 85.2 | 82.4 | 83.5 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 238.6 | 248.4 | 273.4 | 253.5 | 191.9 | 161.6 | 174.9 | 168.2 | 152.3 | 165.1 | 195.7 | 201.5 | 2,422.1 |
| Source: Vietnam Institute for Building Science and Technology | |||||||||||||
Notable people
- Philipp Rösler, former Vice Chancellor of Germany, born in Sóc Trăng.
References
- (https://archive.org/details/TruongVinhKy_1875_PetitCoursDeGeographieDeLaBasseCochinchine/page/n13/mode/2up Petit Cours de Géographie de la Basse Cochinchine, Pétrus Ký, 1875)
- (in Vietnamese)"Truyền thuyết về Địa danh Sóc Trăng". 2008-03-28.
- Lê, Trúc Vinh (5 January 2019). "Địa danh Sóc Trăng". Sóc Trăng Online (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 31 January 2024.
Sóc Trăng phiên dịch theo tiếng Khmer là "Srok Khleang" mà ra. "Srok" nghĩa là "xứ", là "cõi", "Khleang" là "kho", là "vựa", chỗ chứa nhiều vàng, bạc của nhà vua. Còn phiên âm tiếng Việt thành ra "Sốc Kha Lang" (Sóc Trăng).
- "GIỚI THIỆU TỔNG QUAN SÓC TRĂNG". Sóc Trăng Department of Culture, Sport and Tourism (in Vietnamese). 1 July 2010. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
Theo các nhà nghiên cứu, tên gọi Sóc Trăng do từ Srok Kh'leang của tiếng Khmer mà ra. Srok tức là "xứ", "cõi", Kh'leang là "kho", "vựa", "chỗ chứa bạc". Srok Kh'leang là xứ có kho chứa bạc của nhà vua. Tiếng Việt phiên âm ra là "Sốc-Kha-Lang" rồi sau đó đọc thành Sóc Trăng. Dưới triều Minh Mạng, Sóc Trăng đuợc đổi tên thành Nguyệt Giang tỉnh (chữ Sóc biến thành chữ Sông, Trăng thành Nguyệt nên Sóc Trăng biến thành Sông Trăng rồi được đổi thành Nguyệt Giang).
- "Vietnam Institute for Building Science and Technology" (PDF).
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| Bạc Liêu province | ||
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| Cà Mau province | ||
| Đồng Tháp province | ||
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| Kiên Giang province | ||
| Long An province | ||
| Sóc Trăng province | ||
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