Sóc TrÃÂng (; ) is a city in Vietnam. It was the capital of the former Sóc TrÃÂng Province, now merged into Cần Thá. It was upgraded from a town (thá» xã) to a city following decree 22/2007/NÃÂ-CP on 8 February 2007.
During the French colonial period, on December 20, 1899, the Governor-General of Indochina issued a decree converting the "hạt tham biá»Ân" (administrative regions) into provinces, and on January 1, 1900, the Sóc TrÃÂng administrative region became Sóc TrÃÂng Province, with its provincial capital located in Khánh Hðng village.
During the era of the State of Vietnam and the Republic of Vietnam, the name of Sóc TrÃÂng Province and its capital remained unchanged. After 1956, villages were renamed as communes. In February 1950, Sóc TrÃÂng town was established. The town's boundaries were adjusted in 1953 and 1961. In 1956, the Republic of Vietnam government merged Sóc TrÃÂng and Bạc Liêu to form Ba Xuyên Province, with its capital located in Khánh Hðng. However, the revolutionary government continued to use the name Sóc TrÃÂng.
After 1975, the revolutionary government took over, and in 1976, Sóc TrÃÂng, Cần Thá, and Cần Thá City were merged to form HáºÂu Giang Province, with Sóc TrÃÂng town becoming part of HáºÂu Giang Province.
On December 26, 1991, HáºÂu Giang Province was split into Cần Thá and Sóc TrÃÂng Provinces, and Sóc TrÃÂng town became the provincial capital. In 1995, Sóc TrÃÂng town expanded its boundaries and established additional wards. In 2007, Sóc TrÃÂng town was upgraded to Sóc TrÃÂng City. By 2022, Sóc TrÃÂng City was recognized as a class-II urban area.
Sóc TrÃÂng was known as Ba Xuyên during Minh Mạng's admininistration.
During the Nguyá» n Dynasty of emperor Minh Mạng, it was given the Sino-Vietnamese name Nguyá»Ât Giang (), a calque of "Sông TrÃÂng" (Moon River).
The name Sóc TrÃÂng comes from the Khmer name of the area (), which means Land of depositories or Place to store silver. The Vietnamese transliteration gave Sá»Âc Kha Lang and later Sóc TrÃÂng.
Sóc TrÃÂng 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.
Besides the majority Kinh people, there are also ethnic Chinese and a significant Khmer Krom minority in the city.
50 of the 200 pagodas in Sóc TrÃÂng Province are located in Sóc TrÃÂng City. Some of the most famous ones are the Khmer Chùa Dái (Bat Pagoda) and Chùa ÃÂất Sét (Clay Pagoda), Chùa PháºÂt nằm (Som Rong Pagoda).
Highway 1 connects the city to CàMau in the south, Cần Thá, Ho Chi Minh City and cities further north. Regular buses run between these cities. Air travel is served by Can Tho International Airport located in Cần Thá, which is approximately 60 km from the city's center.