mekong delta

1. Population: 987,925

2. Geographical features:

• Total area: 2,369 square km
• Tra Vinh is a province situated in the Southern plain region, a mixture of sand and mud deposited by silt. Tra Vinh has many sandy caves and has three water regions: salty, sweetish and fresh water, making cultivation and aqua culture the main economic activities in the province.

3. Ethnic groups: 3

• Kinh: 70.64%
• Kh'mer: 28.05%
• Chinese: 1.3%
• Others: 0.01%

4. Religions:

• Buddhism: 396,490 believers.
• Catholicism: 57,000 believers.
• Caodaism: 7,926 believers.
• Protestantism: 539 believers.

5. Cultural institutions:

Classified relics (as of7/5/1997): 3

Historical relic: 1

Archaeological relic: 1

Cultural relic: 1

Special relics:

• Oc Eo culture (Archaeological relic)

Scenic spot:

• Ba Om pond complex, Ang pagoda
• Co pagoda (Dai An commune, Tra Cu district)

• Cholchonam thomay - Kh'mer's traditional festival: 13rd, 14th and 15th of the ? month of the solar calendar.
• Dolta - Kh'mer's traditional festival: annual mid-October.
• Okombok - Kh'mer traditional festival: final days of annual November.
• Bien worship - the fishermen’s traditional festival (My Long commune, Cau Ngang district): From the twelfth to the thirteenth day of the fifth month of the lunar calendar.
• Traditional festival (Tra Cu): December 31st of the solar calendar.