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Thanh Hóa
Provincial city in Thanh Hóa, Vietnam

Thanh Hóa

Thanh Hóa is the capital of Thanh Hóa Province.

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The city is situated in the east of the province on the Ma River, about 150 kilometers south of capital Hanoi and 1560 kilometers north of Ho Chi Minh City. Thanh Hoa became one of the most populous cities in North Central Coast after expanding in 2012, with a population of approximately 400,000. Thanh Hoa township was upgraded to Thanh Hoa City in 1994 and has been the historical center of politics, economy, culture, education and entertainment of Thanh Hóa Province.

How locals move

Getting around Thanh Hóa the local way

  • Get aroundBest choice in every town in Vietnam to get around is "xe ôm" (moto-taxi).

From Wikivoyage: Thanh Hoa, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-03.

Text adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: Daderot (CC0), Wikimedia Commons.