GENERAL INTRODUCTION ABOUT THANH HOA

Geographic location - Natural conditions

CONNECTION MAP BETWEEN THANH HOA PROVINCE AND OTHER AREAS

TOPOGRAPHY, ECOSYSTEM, CLIMATE, NATURAL RESOURCES

Topography, ecosystem:
Thanh Hoa province has all kinds of topography and ecosystems, including Midlands - Mountains, Delta, and Coastal regions. Each region has its characteristics.

Climate:
Thanh Hoa is located in the tropical monsoon climate with a cool, mild climate with 4 seasons: Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter.

Natural resources:
Thanh Hoa owns rich natural resources such as land, forests, and sea, which is very convenient for developing different industries, construction, agriculture, forestry, fisheries, services, and tourism.

ADMINISTRATIVE MAP OF THANH HOA PROVINCE

POPULATION AND LABOR

Area and Population of 166 Wards and Communes of Thanh Hoa Province

SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATISTICS

ECONOMIC STRUCTURES

(2024)

GRDP PER CAPITA

(2020 - 2024)

INFRASTRUCTURE

TRANSPORTATION:

Thanh Hoa province owns 5 types of transportation, including roads, railways, inland waterways, sea and air roads.

ROADS

The total length is approximately 28,645 km, including: one expressway of 98.8 km; 13 national highways of 1,366.7 km; 79 provincial roads of 1,798.5 km; and other roads of 25,381 km. Major routes running through the area include the North–South Expressway; the Coastal Road; National Highway 1A; Ho Chi Minh Road; National Highways 47, 217, and 15C connecting Thanh Hoa Province with Laos; and National Highways 10, 15, and 45 connecting Thanh Hoa with Ninh Binh, Phu Tho, and others.

SEA ROADS

Nghi Son deep-sea port is a type-I national general port and has the potential to develop into a notable seaport. Currently, it has 35 operating piers, buoys, and anchoring areas totaling 5,343m. It received the most significant ship with a tonnage of 320,000 tons and can receive 100,000 DWT ships. The goods that passed through the port in 2023 reached 46.1 million tons (45.8 million tons passed through Nghi Son port). There are 02 shipping lines (CMA - CGM shipping lines and VIMC shipping company) operating international container transport routes from Nghi Son to Europe, the US, and Singapore. 

RAILWAYS

The North-South railways running through Thanh Hoa province are 103.5 km long with 10 stations, including 02 main stations (Thanh Hoa and Bim Son stations). The high-speed railway on the North-South axis section through Thanh Hoa province has a length of 95.2 km that is expected to begin construction from 2026 to 2030.

INLAND WATERWAYS

There are 23 inland waterways, totaling 761.5 km, including eight central inland waterways, 213 km long, and 15 local waterways, 548.5 km long.

AIR ROADS

Tho Xuan Airport currently exploits nine domestic routes to Ho Chi Minh City, Khanh Hoa, Can Tho, Lam Dong, Kien Giang, Binh Dinh, Con Dao, Da Nang, and Buon Ma Thuot. It is planned to be a resort for Noi Bai International Airport. It also opens international Charter flights to Thailand, Japan, Korea, and Singapore and is planned to become an international airport by 2030.

ELECTRICITY INFRASTRUCTURE:

Power supply: Currently, the province has 19 power plants in operation, with a total capacity of 2,488.4 MW, including: 11 hydropower projects with a total capacity of 607.7 MW; 1 solar power plant with a capacity of 30 MW; 3 biomass power plants with a total capacity of 47.7 MW; 2 thermal power plants (Nghi Son 1, 2) with a total capacity of 1,800 MW.
Power grid / Electricity grid:
500kV Power grid: Currently, one 500kV substation (of Nghi Son 2 Power Plant) with a capacity of 900 MVA is in operation, and one 500kV substation (in Thieu Tien Commune) with a capacity of 1,800 MVA is under construction; 500kV transmission lines with a total length of 289.34 km.
220kV power grid: supplied by 4 substations of 220kV with a total installed capacity of 1,750 MVA.
110kV power grid: currently has 60 lines of 110kV with a total length of 1,047.32 km and 36 substations of 110kV with a total installed capacity of 2,600.5 MVA.
Medium-voltage power grid: 256 medium-voltage lines with a total length of 7,367.19 km.
Đường dây hạ áp: Có tổng chiều dài 15.745,91 km.

POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM

The province's post and telecommunications system is distributed throughout, which creates favorable conditions for modern communication locally, domestically, and internationally.

WATER SUPPLY INFRASTRUCTURE

There are 30 water supply plants in the province's urban area, with a total designed capacity of 320,820 m3/day and night. The total capacity of clean water exploitation is 225,000 m3/day and night. The proportion of the urban population provided clean water through the centralized water supply system is 96%.

INFRASTRUCTURE OF INDUSTRIAL PARKS AND INDUSTRIAL CLUSTERS

INFRASTRUCTURE OF INDUSTRIAL PARKS

INDUSTRIAL PARKS IN NGHI SON ECONOMIC ZONE

25

INDUSTRIAL PARKS

9057,9 ha

TOTAL AREA

23

Industrial Parks

01

Warehouse

01

division with industrial logistics services

10

Industrial parks associated with large investment projects or currently receiving infrastructure investment.

03

Industrial parks that have attracted infrastructure investors.

10

Industrial Parks Calling For Investment

INDUSTRIAL PARKS OUTSIDE THE NGHI SON ECONOMIC ZONE

19

Industrial Parks

6.045 ha

to year 2030

6.809,1 ha

after year 2030

Industrial parks invested in infrastructure

06

03 occupied industrial parks
03 Industrial park that has attracted infrastructure investors

08

industrial parks calling for second investors

03

Industrial park without infrastructure investors

02

industrial parks are planned to be invested in after year 2030

INFRASTRUCTURE OF INDUSTRIAL CLUSTERS

TO 2025

91

INDUSTRIAL
CLUSTERS

Total area (ha)

3.382,66

TO 2030

117

INDUSTRIAL
CLUSTERS

Total area (ha)

5.504,25

AFTER 2030

127

INDUSTRIAL
CLUSTERS

Total area (ha)

6.029,25

46

INDUSTRIAL CLUSTERS

have infrastructure investors

02

industrial clusters invested in infrastructure

03

Industrial cluster has basically completed infrastructure in phases, meeting conditions to attract secondary investment projects.

24

industrial clusters investing in infrastructure

03

Industrial cluster has completed investment procedures and is proceeding with land clearance compensation.

14

industrial clusters completing investment records and procedures

SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE

TOURISM

1.300

TOURIST ACCOMMODATION ESTABLISHMENTS

43

3 TO 5 STARS HOTELS

83

PROJECTS WITH INVESTMENT VND
146.000 BILLION

13

RESORTS

48.600

ROOMS

1.000

RESTAURANTS

85

TRAVEL AGENCIES

60

TOURIST SPOTS

Beach tourism

Thanh Hoa province has rich and diverse beach tourism resources, including beautiful and famous beaches like Hai Tien, Sam Son, Tien Trang, Hai Hoa, and Bai Dong (Nghi Son town), which attract millions of tourists.

Community-based ecotourism

Ecotourism and community tourism sites in the mountainous areas of Thanh Hoa: Thac May (Thach Quang Commune), Pu Luong Nature Reserve (Co Lung Commune), Ben En National Park (Nhu Thanh Commune), Cam Luong Sacred Fish Stream (Cam Tu Commune), Ban Ma (Thuong Xuan Commune), Ban Hang (Phu Le Commune)…

Heritage travel

Thanh Hoa currently has 300 cultural festivals and 858 classified historical–cultural sites and scenic spots, including: 1 world cultural heritage site, 5 special national monuments, 139 national monuments, and 713 provincial-level sites.

Some outstanding spots are Lam Kinh National Special Monuments, the Citadel of the Ho Dynasty, a World cultural heritage site, Ba Trieu Special National Monuments Complex, and the Dong Son and Ham Rong historical relics.

Golf course:

Currently, there is one golf course in operation; by 2030, plans are to develop 13 golf courses associated with high-end resort tourism and eco-urban areas in Sam Son Ward, Hoang Tien, Quang Yen, Nhu Thanh, Ba Thuoc, Cam Tu, Sao Vang Communes, and Nghi Son Economic Zone…

HEALTHCARE

02

CENTRAL HOSPITALS

38

PUBLIC
HOSPITALS

13

PROVINCIAL HOSPITALS

25

Commune-level hospital

07

PROVINCIAL HEALTH CENTERS

26

Commune-level medical center

547

Commune/ward-level health station

20

PRIVATE HOSPITALS

1.600

PRIVATE CLINICS

15.109

workers in public health

8.543

workers in non-public health

EDUCATION

05

UNIVERSITIES

66

VOCATIONAL TRAINING INSTITUTIONS

6.500

GRADUATED STUDENTS/YEAR (UNIVERSITY, COLLEGE)

209

FOREIGN LANGUAGE AND INFORMATICS CENTERS

COMMERCE, SERVICE

03

SHOPPING MALLS

390

Market

TO THE YEAR 2025

15

SHOPPING MALLS

27

Supermarket

563

Store / Shop

TO THE YEAR 2030

30

SHOPPING MALLS

OTHER SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURES

Financial and banking services, transportation services, worker housing, amusement parks, etc., are distributed widely in the province to meet the needs of agencies, organizations, enterprises, and local people.

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