Trà Vinh (Vietnamese: [ʈaː˨˩ vïŋ˧] ⓘ; Khmer: ព្រះត្រពាំង, Preăh Trâpeăng [preah trɑpeaŋ]; lit. 'Sacred Pond' in Khmer) is a province in the Mekong Delta region of Southern Vietnam. The capital is Trà Vinh City.
Trà Vinh province | |
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 Location of Trà Vinh within Vietnam | |
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| Coordinates: 9°50′N 106°15′E / 9.833°N 106.250°E | |
| Country |  Vietnam |
| Region | Mekong Delta |
| Capital | Trà Vinh |
| Government | |
| • People's Council Chair | Lê Văn Hẳn |
| • People's Committee Chair | Kim Ngọc Thái |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,358.2 km2 (910.5 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 1,409,168 |
| • Density | 600/km2 (1,500/sq mi) |
| Demographics | |
| • Ethnicities | Vietnamese (68.35%) Khmer (30.00%) Hoa (1.65%)[1] |
| GDP[2] | |
| • Total | VND 45.778 trillion US$ 2.006 billion |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (ICT) |
| Area codes | 294 |
| ISO 3166 code | VN-51 |
| Website | www |
Etymology
The name Trà Vinh comes from the Khmer name of the area ព្រះត្រពាំង Preah Trapeang, which means Sacred pond or Buddha's pond. The Vietnamese transliteration gave Trà Vang and later Trà Vinh. [3][4][5]
Demographics
Besides more than two thirds of Trà Vinh's population being Vietnamese, nearly a third of the population is Khmer Krom. Trà Vinh also has one of the largest ethnic Hoa (Chinese) communities in Vietnam (1.65%).
Administrative divisions
Trà Vinh is subdivided into nine district-level sub-divisions:
- 7 districts:
They are further subdivided into 11 commune-level towns (or townlets), 85 communes, and nine wards.
Gallery
Phạm Ngũ Lão Street in the center of Trà Vinh city.
The monk returned to Hang Pagoda after begging for alms.
Watsamrongek Pagoda Gate, Trà Vinh.
Highway 60, Trà Vinh to Sóc Trăng.
Take the machine from Trà Vinh to Cù Lao Dung
References
External links
- Official website of the Trà Vinh province government