Area: 3,223 sq. km
Population: 1,234,300 habitants
Regional code: 079
Capital: Soc Trang Town.
Districts: Ke Sach, My Tu, My Xuyen, Thanh Tri, Long Phu, Vinh Chau, Cu Lao Dung, Nga Nam.
Ethnic groups: Viet (Kinh), Khmer, Cham, Hoa...

Soc Trang is located in the Mekong River Plains and is surrounded by Bac Lieu, Cantho, and Tra Vinh Provinces. The annual average temperature varies between 26 and 28^oC. The main ethnic communities living in Soc Trang are Kinh, Khmer (28%), and Hoa (8%).
Economic potentialities: marine resources, agriculture.
Famous sites include Doi and Dat Set Pagodas as well as a museum on Khmer culture in Soc Trang. Natural resources include My Phuoc Orchard and Thanh Tri Bird Sanctuary

Transport: Soc Trang is 231km from Ho Chi Minh City. The bus station is the North of the river on Nguyen Chi Thanh St.