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Heze

Heze
菏泽市
Hotseh
A pagoda in Juye County of Heze
A pagoda in Juye County of Heze
Map
Location of Heze City jurisdiction in Shandong
Location of Heze City jurisdiction in Shandong
Coordinates (Heze municipal government): 35°14′03″N 115°28′47″E / 35.2343°N 115.4796°E / 35.2343; 115.4796
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceShandong
County-level divisions9
Township-level divisions158
Municipal seatMudan District
Government
 • MayorSun Aijun (孙爱军)
Area
12,256 km2 (4,732 sq mi)
 • Urban
1,416 km2 (547 sq mi)
 • Metro
1,416 km2 (547 sq mi)
Population
 (2010 census)[2]
8,287,693
 • Density680/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
 • Urban
1,346,717
 • Urban density950/km2 (2,500/sq mi)
 • Metro
1,346,717
 • Metro density950/km2 (2,500/sq mi)
GDP[3]
 • Prefecture-level cityCN¥ 307 billion
US$ 46.5 billion
 • Per capitaCN¥ 35,184
US$ 5,317
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
274000
Area code0530
ISO 3166 codeCN-SD-17
Licence plate prefixes鲁R
Heze
Traditional Chinese菏澤
Simplified Chinese菏泽
Literal meaningHe Marsh
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinHézé
Wade–GilesHo-tsê
IPA[xɤ̌.tsɤ̌]
Former names
Caozhou
Chinese
PostalTsaochow
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinCáozhōu
Wade–GilesTs‘ao-chou

Heze (Chinese: 菏泽; Chinese: 菏澤; pinyin: Hé Zé), formerly known as Caozhou, is the westernmost prefecture-level city in Shandong province, China, bordering Jining to the east and the provinces of Henan and Anhui to the west and south respectively.The total area is 12238.62 square kilometers and the population is 10.58 million. It governs Mudan District and Dingtao District, 2 districts and 7 counties including Caoxian, Chengwu, Shanxian, Juye, Yuncheng, Juancheng and Dongming.[4]

There are more than 100 cultural relics and historic sites in the territory, 6 national-level cultural relics protection units, and 52 provincial-level cultural relics protection units. Places of interest include Caozhou Peony Garden, Yuncheng Water Margin, Sunbin Tourist City, Dingtao Han Tomb, Shanxian Archway, Jinshan Mountain, Fangshan Mountain, Fulong Lake, the scenery of the old Yellow River route, etc.[5]

  1. ^ 最新人口信息 www.hongheiku.com (in Chinese). hongheiku. Retrieved 2021-01-12.
  2. ^ "China: Shāndōng (Prefectures, Cities, Districts and Counties) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  3. ^ "Shandong Statistical Yearbook-2016". www.stats-sd.gov.cn.
  4. ^ "菏泽史志网". www.hzsq.gov.cn. Retrieved 2024-11-30.
  5. ^ "山东省民政厅 地名论坛 浅述黄河对菏泽区划地名的影响". mzt.shandong.gov.cn. Retrieved 2024-11-30.

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