Map of Thanh Hóa, Vietnam

Thanh Hóa is the administrative centre of Thanh Hóa Province, Vietnam, with a population of about 850,000. It lies at 19.8000°N, 105.7667°E. Thanh Hóa is about 136 km (85 mi) south of Hanoi, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Nga Sơn, 31 km to the northeast.

Thanh Hóa at a glance

Where is Thanh Hóa?

• The 8th largest city in Vietnam by recorded population.
• The largest city in Thanh Hóa Province on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 10 h 56 min on the shortest day to 13 h 20 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Thanh Hóa

• Nga Sơn — 31 km northeast
• Bỉm Sơn — 32 km north
• Ninh Bình — 56 km northeast
• Nam Định — 83 km northeast
• Phủ Lý — 84 km north
• Thái Bình — 94 km northeast
• Hưng Yên — 99 km north
• Lương Bằng — 109 km north
• Hòa Bình — 122 km north
• Vinh — 126 km south

Largest cities in Thanh Hóa Province

• Bỉm Sơn — 53,754
• Nga Sơn — 47,176

Largest cities in Vietnam

• Ho Chi Minh City — 14,002,598
• Hanoi — 8,053,663
• Haiphong — 2,625,200
• Cần Thơ — 1,507,187
• Huế — 1,380,000
• Da Nang — 1,276,000
• Biên Hòa — 1,272,235
• Vinh — 790,000
• Thuận An — 588,616
• Nha Trang — 579,000

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.