Heze city population

The resident population of Heze City is 8.732 million (202 1).

Heze City, a prefecture-level city under the jurisdiction of Shandong Province, is the peony capital of China, which was called Cao Zhou in ancient times. Located in the southwest of Shandong Province, it is adjacent to Jining City in the east, Xuzhou City in Jiangsu Province and Suzhou City in Anhui Province in the southeast, Shangqiu City in Henan Province in the south, Kaifeng City and Xinxiang City in Henan Province in the west and Puyang City in Henan Province in the north.

It is 157 km long from north to south and 140 km wide from east to west. Total area 12239 km2. As of June 5438+00, 2022, Heze has two municipal districts and seven counties.

Climatic characteristics

Heze city is located in the middle latitude, on the north-south narrow road between Taihang Mountain and Taiyi Mountain, and has a temperate monsoon continental climate. The main features are hot in summer and cold in winter, with four distinct seasons.

There is little rain in spring, the north-south wind alternates frequently, and the temperature rises rapidly; Summer is hot and humid, with frequent southeast wind blowing and concentrated rainfall; In autumn, the rainfall gradually decreases, the wind direction turns from south to north, and the temperature drops rapidly; In winter, rain and snow are scarce, the north wind blows more, and the climate is dry and cold.

It is sunny all year round, rich in heat, rainy and hot in the same season, suitable for the growth of many crops. However, the distribution of precipitation is extremely uneven, and it is often affected by the air mass in the northern part of the mainland, and disastrous weather has occurred for many years.