Soc Trang

Soc Trang is a southern Vietnamese province in the Mekong Delta. Its capital, Soc Trang, is home to the ancient Chua Dat Set Pagoda with its clay Buddha statues. Just south of the city is the storied Khmer Doi Pagoda (Chua Doi), housing thousands of bats. Nga Nam district features a huge floating market and the Tan Long Stork Sanctuary. The Khmer community’s moon-worshipping festival, Ooc Om Boc, features boat races.Soc Trang province lies roughly between 9°14’N and 9°56’N latitude and between 105°34’E and 106°18’E longitude. It is bordered to the north west by Hậu Giang Province (meaning Hau River province). To the south west it is bordered by Bạc Lieu Province (meaning “silver”).And to the north east it is bordered by Tra Vinh Province (meaning “honoured tea”). To the north is Vĩnh Long Province (meaning “eternal prosperity”). To the south east is 72 kilometres (45 mi) of coastline of the South China Sea.