Which city does Heze, Shandong belong to?

Heze is a prefecture-level city in Shandong Province and does not belong to other cities.

Heze, the peony capital of China?, known as Caozhou in ancient times, is located in the southwest of Shandong Province, at the junction of the four provinces of Shandong, Suzhou, Henan and Anhui. It is adjacent to Jining City in the east, Xuzhou City in Jiangsu Province and Suzhou City in Anhui Province in the southeast. It borders Shangqiu City, Henan Province to the south, Kaifeng City and Xinxiang City, Henan Province to the west, and Puyang City, Henan Province to the north. It is between 34°39′-35°52′ north latitude and 114°45′-116°25′ east longitude. It is 157 kilometers long from north to south and 140 kilometers wide from east to west.

Origin of the place name

"Heze" was originally a natural ancient swamp, which was collected by Jishui River. It has been buried for a long time. The ruins are 15 kilometers southeast of Heze City. The name of the county after water began in the 13th year of Yongzheng (1735). Caozhou was promoted to a prefecture, and Guo County was attached to it, and it was named Heze. Since then, "Heze" has been used as a proper name for a county, city, and district. In August 1949, Pingyuan Province was established, and the northwest part of the territory was designated as Heze Prefecture, which governs Heze County. Since then, "Heze" has become a regional or regional name.