Sóc Trăng

Sóc Trăng is a former provincial city and the capital of the former Sóc Trăng province, Vietnam. Its Khmer name, Srok Khleang, means land of depositories. It was upgraded from a town to a city following decree 22/2007/NĐ-CP on 8 February 2007, and by 2022 it was recognised as a class II urban area. The current administrative area of Sóc Trăng city includes Sóc Trăng ward, Phú Lợi ward and part of Mỹ Xuyên ward of Cần Thơ city. On 1 January 1900, under the French, the Sóc Trăng administrative region became Sóc Trăng Province, with its provincial capital at Khánh Hưng village, and the town itself was established in February 1950. After 1975 it became part of Hậu Giang province, which split in December 1991 into Cần Thơ and Sóc Trăng provinces, and Sóc Trăng town became the provincial capital. The area was known as Ba Xuyên in the administration of Minh Mạng, who gave it the Sino-Vietnamese name Nguyệt Giang, a calque of Sông Trăng, meaning Moon River.