Trà Vinh province
Tỉnh Trà Vinh
ព្រះត្រពាំង (Khmer)
Official seal of Trà Vinh province
Location of Trà Vinh within Vietnam
Location of Trà Vinh within Vietnam
Coordinates: 9°50′N 106°15′E / 9.833°N 106.250°E / 9.833; 106.250
Country Vietnam
RegionMekong Delta
CapitalTrà Vinh
Government
  People's Council ChairLê Văn Hẳn
  People's Committee ChairKim Ngọc Thái
Area
  Total2,358.2 km2 (910.5 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
  Total1,409,168
  Density600/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
Demographics
  EthnicitiesVietnamese (68.35%)
Khmer (30.00%)
Hoa (1.65%)[1]
Time zoneUTC+7 (ICT)
Area codes294
ISO 3166 codeVN-51
Websitewww.travinh.gov.vn

Trà Vinh (Vietnamese: [ʈaː˨˩ vïŋ˧˧] ; Khmer: ព្រះត្រពាំង Preah Trapeang) is a province in the Mekong Delta region of Vietnam. The capital is Trà Vinh City.

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.

Demographics

Besides having mostly Vietnamese, Trà Vinh is populated with many members of the Khmer Krom ethnic group. Trà Vinh also has one of the largest ethnic Hoa (Chinese) communities in Vietnam.

References

  1. TỈNH TRÀ VINH Archived 2012-03-21 at the Wayback Machine 07/05/2009, Trang tin điện tử của Ủy ban Dân tộc


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