Heze
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- This article is about a Chinese city, a star in Virgo constellation also has a name of Heze, see Zeta Virginis
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| Administration Type | Prefecture-level city |
| City Seat | Mudan District () |
| Area | 12,238.6 km² |
| Population | 8.81 million |
| GDP - Total - Per Capita |
¥24.984 billion ¥ |
| Major Nationalities | Han |
| County-level divisions | 9 |
| Township-level divisions | 158 |
| CPC Committee Secretary | |
| Mayor | Du Changwen (杜昌文) |
| Area code | 530 |
| Postal Code | 274000 (Mudan District) 274100-274700, 274900 (Other areas) |
| License Plate Prefix | 鲁R |
Heze (Chinese: 菏泽; pinyin: Hézé) is a prefecture-level city in southwestern Shandong province, People's Republic of China. The westernmost prefecture-level city in Shandong, it borders Jining to the east and the provinces of Henan and Anhui to the west and south respectively.
[edit] Administration
The prefecture-level city of Heze administers 9 county-level divisions, including 1 district and 8 counties.
- Mudan District (牡丹区)
- Dingtao County (定陶县)
- Cao County (曹县)
- Chengwu County (成武县)
- Shan County (单县)
- Juye County (巨野县)
- Yuncheng County (郓城县)
- Juancheng County (鄄城县)
- Dongming County (东明县)
These are further divided into 158 township-level divisions.
[edit] Economy
Heze is the largest center in China for the cultivation of the "national flower" peony, after which the Mudan District was named. Over 30% of its national income comes from the sale of peony. According to the government's materials in 1995,there is about 800,000 people living in this areas.
[edit] External links
- Government website of Heze (in Simplified Chinese)
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