Sóc Trăng (listen^ⓘ; Khmer: ស្រុកឃ្លាំង Srok Khleang lit. 'Land of depositories') is a city in Vietnam. It is the capital of Sóc Trăng Province. It was upgraded from a town (thị xã) to a city following decree 22/2007/NĐ-CP on 8 February 2007.

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City (Class-3)
Sóc Trăng City
Soc Trang Post Office at night.
Sóc Trăng Location of Sóc Trăng in Vietnam
Coordinates: 9°36′10″N 105°58′25″E
Country	Vietnam
Province	Sóc Trăng
Area
• Total	76.1522 km2 (29.4025 sq mi)
Population  (2018)
• Total	221,430
• Density	2,284/km2 (5,920/sq mi)

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The name Sóc Trăng comes from the Khmer name of the area Srok Khleang (ស្រុកឃ្លាំង), which means Land of depositories or Place to store silver. The Vietnamese transliteration gave Sốc Kha Lang and later Sóc Trăng.^[1][2]

Sóc Trăng City is divided into 10 administrative divisions numbered 1 to 10. The city borders Long Phú District in the east and north, Mỹ Tú District in the west and north, Châu Thành District in the west and Mỹ Xuyên District in the south.

Besides the majority Kinh people, there are also ethnic Chinese and a significant Khmer Krom minority in the city.

50 of the 200 pagodas in Sóc Trăng Province are located in Sóc Trăng City. Some of the most famous ones are the Khmer Chùa Dơi (Bat Pagoda) and Chùa Đất Sét (Clay Pagoda), Chùa Phật nằm (Som Rong Pagoda).

Highway 1 connects the city to Cà Mau in the south, Cần Thơ, Ho Chi Minh City and cities further north. Regular buses run between these cities. The nearest airport is located in Cần Thơ, which is approximately 60 km from the city's center.

• Philipp Rösler, former Vice Chancellor of Germany, born in Sóc Trăng.