Vĩnh Châu

Vĩnh Châu
District-level town (Class-4)
Vĩnh Châu Town
Thị xã Vĩnh Châu
Country Vietnam
RegionMekong Delta
ProvinceSóc Trăng
Area
182.78 sq mi (473.39 km2)
 • Urban
59.8838 sq mi (155.0983 km2)
Population
 (2018)
183,918
 • Density897/sq mi (346.2/km2)
 • Urban
76,319
 • Urban density1,270/sq mi (492/km2)
Time zoneUTC+7 (UTC + 7)

Vĩnh Châu is a district-level town (thị xã) of Sóc Trăng province in the Mekong Delta region of Vietnam. On August 25, 2011, Vĩnh Châu became a town and had a population of 163,918.[1] The town covers an area of 473 km2.

Administrative divisions

  • 4 phường (wards):
    • Phường 1
    • Phường 2
    • Khánh Hoà
    • Vĩnh Phước
  • 6 xã (communes):
    • Hoà Đông
    • Lạc Hoà
    • Lai Hoà
    • Vĩnh Hải
    • Vĩnh Hiệp
    • Vĩnh Tân

References

  1. ^ "NGHỊ QUYẾT 90/NQ-CP". Vietnamese Government. Retrieved 2011-09-01.

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