Heze

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Heze
菏泽
—  Prefecture-level city  —
Chinese transcription(s)
 - Simplified 菏泽
 - Traditional 菏澤
 - Pinyin Hézé
Country China
Province Shandong
County-level divisions 9
Township-level divisions 158
City seat Mudan District
(35°14′N 115°26′E / 35.233°N 115.433°E / 35.233; 115.433)
Government
 - CPC Secretary
 - Mayor Du Changwen (杜昌文)
Area
 - Total 12,238.6 km2 (4,725.3 sq mi)
Time zone China Standard (UTC+8)
Area code(s) 530
GDP
GDP per capita
License Plate Prefix 鲁R
old name is Caozhou

Heze (simplified Chinese: 菏泽traditional Chinese: 菏澤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. The old name of Heze was Caozhou (simplified Chinese: 曹州) and now a part of the city have this name.


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[edit] History

[edit] Qing & Republic

[edit] Liberation

In August 1949 Heze was detached from Shandong and given to the experimental province of Pingyuan. It returned to Shandong just over three years later.

In April 1953 Heze and Jining shared out the counties of Huxi, which is no more.


[edit] Administration

The prefecture-level city of Heze administers nine county-level divisions. The municipal executive, legislature and judiciary are in Mudan District (牡丹区), together with CPC and Public Security bureaux.

There are eight counties:

These are further divided into 158 township-level divisions.


[edit] Transportation


[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.

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