Trà Vinh Province

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Trà Vinh
Location of Trà Vinh Province
Provinces of Vietnam
Administration
People's Council Chair
People's Committee Chair Trần Hoàn Kim
Geography
Capital Trà Vinh
Region Mekong Delta
Area 2,215.1 km²
Demographics
Population
 • Density
1,015,800(2004)
458.6/km²
Ethnicities Vietnamese, Khmer, Tày, Hoa
Calling code 74
ISO 3166-2 VN-51
Website www.travinh.gov.vn

Trà Vinh (Hán tự: [citation needed]),is a province in the Mekong Delta region of Vietnam. The capital is Trà Vinh.

[edit] Administrative divisions

Tra Vinh Province comprises one town (Trà Vinh) and seven districts:

  1. Càng Long
  2. Châu Thành
  3. Cầu Kè
  4. Tiểu Cần
  5. Cầu Ngang
  6. Trà Cú
  7. Duyên Hải

[edit] 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.