The North Central Coast includes six provinces: Thanh Hóa, Nghệ An, Hà Tĩnh, Quảng Bình, Quảng Trị and Thừa Thiên–Huế. In Nguyễn dynasty, this area, except Thừa Thiên, was known as Hữu Trực Kỳ (the area located in the left of Thừa Thiên).