Thanh Hoa is in the North Central of Vietnam, about 150 km south of Hanoi. Boundary: The North borders Son La, Hoa Binh and Ninh Binh; The South bordersNghe An province; The West borders Hua Phan Province - the Lao People'sDemocraticRepublic; The East borders the Gulf of Tonkin.
ThanhHoa has an area of 11,111.4 km2; The population is over 3.5 million; Compared to other provinces in the country, itranksfifth in area and third in population. The province has 27 district-level administrative units, including 02 cities, 01 town and 24 districts with 635 communes, wards and townships.
