Thanh Hóa (city)
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| Basic data | |||
| Country: |
 Vietnam
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| Province : | Thanh Hoa | ||
| ISO 3166-2: VN : | VN-21 | ||
| Coordinates : | 19 ° 48 ' N , 105 ° 47' E | ||
| City area: | 146.77 km² | ||
| population | |||
| City residents : | 562,000 (2018) | ||
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| Vehicle registration number : | 36 | ||
| Time zone : | UTC +7: 00 | ||
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| Website: | thanhhoacity.gov.vn | ||
Thanh Hóa is a city in Vietnam . It is located in the northern half of the country and is the capital of Thanh Hóa Province . The population was estimated at around 560,000 in 2018.
geography
Thanh Hóa is located on a plain on the right bank of the Ma in the Bắc Trung Bộ region (Northern Coastal Region). And near mountains, of which the Hàm Rồng and the Mật Sơn are the highest.
history
The region has been settled for a long time. Nevertheless, the city is a foundation of modern times. In the Indochina War of the Viet Minh against the French, the city was a stronghold of the independence movement. During the Vietnam War it was so badly destroyed by the Americans that it had to be rebuilt afterwards. The Catholic cathedral survived the bombing and is one of the few buildings in the city that are worth seeing.
climate
The city lies in the belt of the tropical monsoon climate and has four seasons. In the summer from April to November it is usually hot and humid with temperatures of over 40 degrees. If the wind blows from Siberia at this time of year, the values can also be significantly lower. In the cooler months from November to March, average temperatures reach 17 to 20 degrees. The months of December to February have the fewest rainy days and only little rainfall. The rainy season is between June and the end of October. In the main monsoon season from August to October, more than half of the annual precipitation falls.
administration
Since 2012, the city has consisted of 20 districts and 17 rural communities. The districts had (2009 census) 219,383 inhabitants on an area of 61.45 km², the rural communities 103,160 inhabitants on 85.85 km². A total of 322,543 inhabitants on 147.3 km² (2190 inhabitants / km²).
| district | Residents | Area in km² | Rural community | Residents | Area in km² |
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| To Hoạch | 6,285 | 2.55 | Đông Hưng | 4.147 | 4.36 |
| Ba inh | 10,108 | 0.7 | Đông Lĩnh | 7,635 | 8.83 |
| Đien Biên | 7,391 | 0.68 | Đông Tân | 7,051 | 4.51 |
| Đong Thọ | 21,445 | 3.64 | Đông Vinh | 3,371 | 4.38 |
| Đong Cương | 10,592 | 6.8 | Hoằng Anh | 3,692 | 3.49 |
| Đong Hẚi | 8,754 | 6.84 | Hoằng Đai | 3,787 | 4.67 |
| Đong Hương | 12,155 | 3.37 | Hoằng Long | 2,871 | 2.29 |
| Đong Sơn | 13,978 | 0.84 | Hoằng Lý | 3,021 | 2.9 |
| Đong Vệ | 21,668 | 4.78 | Hoằng Quang | 6,166 | 6.28 |
| Hàm Rồng | 5,262 | 4.18 | Quảng Cát | 7,967 | 6.9 |
| Lam Sơn | 10,201 | 0.86 | Quảng Đông | 5,067 | 6.6 |
| Nam Ngạn | 11,385 | 1.58 | Quảng Phu | 6,977 | 6.6 |
| Ngọc Trạo | 10,960 | 0.54 | Quảng Tâm | 9,518 | 3.7 |
| Phu Sơn | 10,716 | 1.93 | Quảng Thịnh | 7,850 | 5.6 |
| Quảng Hưng | 9,701 | 5.73 | Thiệu Dương | 9,838 | 5.66 |
| Quảng Thành | 11,169 | 8.49 | Thiệu Khanh | 9,039 | 5.38 |
| Quảng Thắng | 7,768 | 3.55 | Thiệu Vân | 5.163 | 3.7 |
| Tào Xuyên | 5,400 | 2.75 | |||
| Tán Sơn | 11,333 | 0.78 | |||
| Trường Thi | 13,112 | 0.86 |
economy
The service sector and the industrial sector are the pillars of the economy, each with around 46% of the working population. Less than 8% of employees work in agriculture, forestry and fishing.
The city has two major industrial areas. On the one hand, this is the Le Mon industrial region with the port east of the city center. And on the other hand, the Dinh Huong industrial area two kilometers north of the city center.
traffic
Thanh Hóa has good traffic connections in all areas to the centers in the north and south. Thanh Hóa is directly connected to the capital Hanoi (approx. 149 km) in the north and with Ho Chi Minh City (approx. 1004 km) in the south via the so-called Highway 1. From Thanh Hóa there are numerous bus routes to the surrounding communities.
The city is the station of the Reunification Express (North-South Railway) 176 km from Hanoi and 1550 km from Ho Chi Minh City .
Since 2013, the city has had its own airport, Tho Xuan Airport (formerly Sao Vàng Airport), approx. 45 km northwest of the city.
The port of Le Mon, 4 km east of the city center, is important for shipping .
