Yanzhou, Jining

Yanzhou
兖州区
Cathedral of the Holy Spirit of Yanzhou
Cathedral of the Holy Spirit of Yanzhou
Location in Jining
Location in Jining
Yanzhou is located in Shandong
Yanzhou
Yanzhou
Location in Shandong
Coordinates: 35°33′N 116°47′E / 35.550°N 116.783°E / 35.550; 116.783
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceShandong
Prefecture-level cityJining
Township-level divisions5 subdistricts
7 towns
Municipal seatLongqiao Subdistrict (龙桥街道)
Government
 • District party secretaryWang Hongwei (王宏伟)
 • District ChiefWang Xiaohong (王骁)
Area
 • District651 km2 (251 sq mi)
Elevation
45 m (148 ft)
Population
 (2017)
 • District553,200
 • Density850/km2 (2,200/sq mi)
 • Urban
375,500
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
272100
Area code0537
Licence plate prefixes鲁H
Major nationalitiesHan-99.55%
GDP2017
 - Total¥72 billion 312 million
 - Per capita¥113,217
Websitewww.yanzhou.gov.cn
Surface area, population, economic data reference Yanzhou District National Economic and Social Development in 2017

Yanzhou (postal: Yenchow; simplified Chinese: 兖州; traditional Chinese: 兗州; pinyin: Yǎnzhōu) is a district in the prefecture-level city of Jining, in the southwest of Shandong province, People's Republic of China. It was also the name of one of the Nine Provinces in ancient China, where Yu combated floods by water control.