Tancheng County
郯城县 | |
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  Tancheng Location of the seat in Shandong | |
| Coordinates: 34°36′49″N 118°22′02″E / 34.6136°N 118.3673°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Shandong |
| Prefecture-level city | Linyi |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,195 km2 (461 sq mi) |
| Population (2019)[2] | |
• Total | 888,000 |
| • Density | 740/km2 (1,900/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 276100 |
Tancheng County (simplified Chinese: 郯城县; traditional Chinese: 郯城縣; pinyin: Tánchéng Xiàn) is a county under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Linyi, in Shandong Province, People's Republic of China.
Tancheng is the southernmost county-level division of Shandong Province and borders Jiangsu. It is about 90 kilometres (by road) south of Linyi City, and almost 300 kilometers south by southeast of Jinan, the capital city of Shandong Province. Qingdao on the coast is 250 km. NE of Tancheng. Just over into Jiangsu is Xinyi. Tancheng is the “Hometown of Chinese Ginkgo” and “Hometown of Chinese Tamarix”.
The population in 2011 was 970,000. The land area of the county is about 1,306.58 square kilometres. It is a developing city in a rural area. Tancheng is famous for its ginkgo trees.[3]
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