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
 • Prefecture-level city12,256 km2 (4,732 sq mi)
 • Urban
1,416 km2 (547 sq mi)
 • Metro
1,416 km2 (547 sq mi)
Population
 (2010 census)[2]
 • Prefecture-level city8,287,693
 • 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.

  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.