'Land of Depositories') is a province in the Mekong Delta of Southern Vietnam, with its capital in Sóc Trăng.

[5] During the Nguyễn Dynasty of emperor Minh Mạng, it was given the Sino-Vietnamese name Nguyệt Giang (月江), a calque of "Sông Trăng" (Moon River).

[6] The name Sóc Trăng comes from the Khmer name of the area ស្រុកឃ្លាំង Srok Khleang, which means Land of depositories or Place to store silver.

The Vietnamese transliteration gave Sốc Kha Lang and later Sóc Trăng.

It is bordered by Trà Vinh to the northeast, Vĩnh Long to the north, Hậu Giang to the northwest and Bạc Liêu to the south.