Thanh Hóa or
Thanh Hoá is a
province in the
North Central Coast region of
Vietnam. This is a relatively large province, which ranks as 5th in area and as 3rd in population among 63 central administrative subdivisions. Its capital and largest city is
Thanh Hóa City . The province is widely called Xứ Thanh which means Thanh Hoa land in Vietnamese.