Thanh Hóa (
Hán tự:
清化) is a
province in the
North Central Coast of
Vietnam. Its capital is
Thanh Hóa City. The province has a well-known sea resort called
Sầm Sơn, which is situated about 15 km from the provincial capital.
The largest city in Thanh Hoa is
Thanh Hoa city with a population of 176,000 in the city proper. The largest towns are
Bim Son (pop. 53,000),
Sam Son (pop. 52,000), Tho Xuan, Nga Son and But Son.
Administrative divisions
Thanh Hoa province consists of 27 administrative units, including one city (
Thanh Hóa), two towns (
thị xã) (
Sầm Sơn and Bỉm Sơn), and 24 districts (
huyện):
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