TRA VINH PROVINCE, SOUTHERN VIETNAM

Tra Vinh Province General Information

Tra Vinh province, Southern Vietnam
Region: Mekong Delta
Capital: Trà Vinh
Area: 2,358.26 km²
Population: 1,009,168 (2019 Census)
Density: 428/km²
Demographics: Vietnamese (68.35%), Khmer (30.00%), and Hoa (1.65%)
Calling code: 294
Website: travinh.gov.vn

Trà Vinh is a province in the Mekong Delta region of Vietnam. The capital is Trà Vinh Town.

Tra Vinh Province Administrative Divisions

Trà Vinh is subdivided into nine district-level sub-divisions:

7 districts

Càng Long
Cau Kè
Cau Ngang
Châu Thành
Duyên Hai
Tieu Can
Trà Cú

1 district-level town

Duyên Hai

1 provincial city

Trà Vinh (capital)

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. They are partly members of the old Khmer Empire, later divided under political and historical turmoil. Trà Vinh also has one of the largest ethnic Hoa (Chinese) communities in Vietnam.

Name

Although the name is believed to derive from the Khmer language. The Khmer name for this province is Preah Trapeang.

Geography

Located on Mekong River Delta, Tra Vinh Province borders Ben Tre, Vinh Long provinces on the north, Soc Trang Province on the west, and East Sea on the east with the 65km seaside.

The topography includes a coastal plain, alluvial deposits, hundreds of mounds and sand caves, a complex network of rivers and canals.

Tra Vinh is in the tropical monsoon region. The weather is hot around the year. The dry season lasts from December to April. The rainy season is between May and November. The annual average temperature is 26^oC.

Tourism and Economy

Surrounded by Tien and Hau rivers and the long coast, Tra Vinh’s economy base on agriculture, aquaculture, fish, and shrimp breeding. The province is covered by verdant plants in the garden village along the bank of the river.

Ba Om Pond is an attraction of Tra Vinh. It is surrounded by hillocks and many old sao and dau trees with the odd shapes of roots. In the afternoon, flocks of birds perch on the trees and make this area exciting and noisy.

There are 140 pagodas of Khmer, 50 pagodas of Viet (Kinh), and 5 pagodas of Hoa. The famous ones include Ang, Sam-rong-ek, Co, Hang. Co Pagoda is the home of thousands of birds including storks, cong coc, and pigeons.

Transportation

Tra Vinh City is 66km from Vinh Long, 205km from Ho Chi Minh City, 110km from Ben Tre, My Tho. There are National Highways No.53, 54, 60 linking the districts of Tra Vinh and neighbour provinces.

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