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.
POPULATION AND LABOR
LAND AREA AND POPULATION OF 166 WARDS AND COMMUNES IN THANH HOA PROVINCE
SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATISTICS
ECONOMIC STRUCTURES
(2025)
GRDP PER CAPITA
(2020 - 2025)
INFRASTRUCTURE
TRANSPORTATION:
Thanh Hoa province owns 5 types of transportation, including roads, railways, inland waterways, sea and air roads.
ROADS
The total length of roads in Thanh Hoa province is 28,760 km, comprising 1 expressway (98.8 km), 13 national highways (1,365.2 km), 68 provincial roads (1,545 km), and other roads totaling 25.750,8 km. These roads include major routes such as the North-South Expressway, the coastal road, National Highway 1A, Ho Chi Minh Road, and Highways 47, 217, and 15C, which connect Thanh Hoa province to the Lao PDR. Other important routes, including Highways 10, 15, and 45, link Thanh Hoa with neighboring provinces like Ninh Binh and Phu Tho.
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
Since opening for civil aviation in February 2013, Tho Xuan Airport has been designated as an international airport and serves as a backup for Noi Bai International Airport. By 2025, passenger traffi c through the airport had exceeded the current design capacity of Passenger Terminal T1, which is rated at 1.16 million passengers per year.
ELECTRICITY INFRASTRUCTURE:
Power supply: Currently, there are 19 power plants in operation with a total installed capacity of 2,488.36 MW, including: 13 hydropower projects with a total capacity of 610.66 MW; 02 coal-fi red thermal power plants with a total capacity of 1,800 MW; 01 solar power project with a capacity of 30 MWp; 03 biomass power projects with a total capacity of 47.7 MW.
500 kV Transmission Grid: There are 02 operating 500 kV substations (Nghi Son 2 Thermal Power Plant and Thieu Hoa) with a total capacity of 2,100 MVA, and 345.74 km of 500 kV transmission lines (including Circuit 1, Circuit 2, and Circuit 3).
Lưới điện 220kV: Trên địa bàn tỉnh đang vận hành 05 TBA 220kV với tổng công suất 2.250 MVA; 443,6km đường dây 220kV.
110kV power grid: In the province, there are currently 46 operating 110kV substations with a total capacity of 3,514 MVA and 1,094 km of 110kV transmission lines.
Medium-voltage Grid: There are 10 intermediate substations with a total capacity of 91.9 MVA and 10,642 distribution substations with a total capacity of 3,787 MVA, along with 9,648 km of medium-voltage lines.
Low-voltage Grid: There are 16,417 km of low-voltage lines across the province.
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
Trên địa bàn tỉnh có 30 nhà máy cấp nước khu vực đô thị; tổng công suất thiết kế 320.820 m3/ngày đêm; tổng công suất khai thác nước sạch 225.000 m3/ngày đêm. Tỷ lệ dân cư đô thị được cung cấp nước sạch qua hệ thống cấp nước tập trung là 96%.
INFRASTRUCTURE OF INDUSTRIAL PARKS AND INDUSTRIAL CLUSTERS
INFRASTRUCTURE OF INDUSTRIAL PARKS
INDUSTRIAL PARKS IN NGHI SON ECONOMIC ZONE
25
INDUSTRIAL PARKS
9.057,9 ha
TOTAL AREA
23
Industrial Parks
01
Warehouse
01
Division with industrial logistics services
07
Industrial park zones have
been fully occupied.
04
Industrial park zones have
attracted infrastructure investors.
12
Industrial Parks Calling For Investment
INDUSTRIAL PARKS OUTSIDE THE NGHI SON ECONOMIC ZONE
17
Industrial Parks
6.045 ha
to year 2030
6.809,1 ha
after year 2030
Industrial parks invested in infrastructure
03
Industrial parks have secured infrastructure investors and are fully occupied.
06
Industrial parks have secured infrastructure investors and are currently attracting secondary
investors.
08
Industrial parks without infrastructure investors.
02
Greenfield industrial parks planned after 2030.
INFRASTRUCTURE OF INDUSTRIAL CLUSTERS
TO 2030
115
INDUSTRIAL CLUSTERS
Total area (ha)
5.267,25
AFTER 2030
126
INDUSTRIAL CLUSTERS
Total area (ha)
5.893,65
49
INDUSTRIAL CLUSTERS
have infrastructure investors
10
Industrial clusters have completed technical infrastructure investment and are currently attracting secondary
investors.
16
Industrial Clusters with finalizing land allocation or
leasing procedures and are
undergoing infrastructure
construction.
05
Industrial clusters have basically completed their technical infrastructure.
03
Industrial clusters completing investment procedures;
ineligible for site clearance.
15
Industrial clusters eligible for
compensation and site clearance implementation.
SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE
TOURISM
1.450
TOURIST ACCOMMODATION ESTABLISHMENTS
43
3 TO 5 STARS HOTELS
73
DỰ ÁN 155.000 tỉ đồng
13
RESORTS
50.500
ROOMS
1.000
RESTAURANTS
89
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 Hóa hiện có hơn 300 lễ hội văn hóa, trong đó có 15 lễ hội đã được Bộ Văn hoá, Thể thao và Du lịch đưa vào Danh mục di sản văn hóa phi vật thể Quốc gia và có 858 di tích được xếp hạng các cấp (trong đó: 01 di sản văn hóa thế giới; 05 di tích quốc gia đặc biệt; 139 di tích quốc gia; 713 di tích cấp tỉnh).
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
BỆNH VIỆN
TRỰC THUỘC
ĐẠI HỌC Y HÀ NỘI
38
PUBLIC
01 ADVANCED
-LEVEL GENERAL
HOSPITAL
10 BASIC-LEVEL
SPECIALIZED
HOSPITALS
27 BASIC-LEVEL
GENERAL
HOSPITALS
03
PROVINCIAL HEALTH CENTERS
04
TRUNG TÂM TRỢ
GIÚP XÃ HỘI
TUYẾN TỈNH
26
HEALTH
CENTERS
547
TRẠM Y TẾ TRỰC
THUỘC TRUNG TÂM
Y TẾ
1.755
PHÒNG KHÁM ĐA
KHOA, CHUYÊN KHOA
VÀ CƠ SỞ DỊCH VỤ Y TẾ
4.446
CƠ SỞ KINH DOANH
DƯỢC
Hệ thống y tế công lập: 15.265 cán bộ, công chức,
viên chức, người lao động
Hệ thống y tế tư nhân: 9.818 cán bộ
EDUCATION
05
UNIVERSITIES
65
CƠ SỞ GIÁO DỤC
NGHỀ NGHIỆP
6.500
GRADUATED STUDENTS/YEAR (UNIVERSITY, COLLEGE)
209
FOREIGN LANGUAGE AND INFORMATICS CENTERS
COMMERCE, SERVICE
03
SHOPPING MALLS
390
Market
27
Supermarket
563
Store / Shop
BY 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.