Trà Vinh Province
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Trà Vinh Province Tỉnh Trà Vinh |
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Province | |
Location of Trà Vinh within Vietnam Location of Trà Vinh within Vietnam |
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Country | Vietnam |
Region | Mekong Delta |
Capital | Trà Vinh |
Government | |
• People's Committee Chair | Trần Hoàn Kim |
Area | |
• Total | 2,215.1 km2 (855.3 sq mi) |
Population (2004) | |
• Total | 1,015,800 |
• Density | 460/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
Demographics | |
• Ethnicities | Vietnamese (68.35%) Khmer (30.00%) Hoa (1.65%)[1] |
Time zone | ICT (UTC+7) |
Calling code | 74 |
ISO 3166 code | VN-51 |
Website | travinh.gov.vn |
Trà Vinh (<phonos file="Tra Vinh.ogg">listen</phonos>) is a province in the Mekong Delta region of Vietnam. The capital is Trà Vinh Town.
Administrative divisions
Trà Vinh is subdivided into 8 district-level sub-divisions:
- 7 districts:
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- 1 provincial city:
- Trà Vinh (capital)
They are further subdivided into 11 commune-level towns (or townlets), 85 communes, and 9 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.
References
- ↑ TỈNH TRÀ VINH 07/05/2009, Trang tin điện tử của – Ủy ban Dân tộc
External links
- Official website of the Trà Vinh Province government
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