Vĩnh Châu

Vĩnh Châu Thị xã Vĩnh Châu
county-level town
Country	Vietnam
Region	Mekong Delta
Province	Sóc Trăng
Area
• county-level town	182.78 sq mi (473.39 km^2)
• Urban	59.8838 sq mi (155.0983 km^2)
Population (2011)
• county-level town	163,918
• Density	897/sq mi (346.2/km^2)
• Urban	76,319
• Urban density	1,270/sq mi (492/km^2)
Time zone	UTC + 7 (UTC+7)

Vĩnh Châu is a county-level town (thị xã) of Sóc Trăng Province in the Mekong Delta region of Vietnam. In 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.

Coordinates: 9°19′59″N 106°00′00″E / 9.333°N 106.000°E