Which city does Dezhou, Shandong belong to?

Dezhou is a prefecture-level city in Shandong Province.

Dezhou City is located in the northwest of Shandong Province, on the north side of the lower reaches of the Yellow River, between 115°45′-117°36′ east longitude and 36°24′25″-38°0′32″ north latitude. It is bounded by the Zhangwei Xin River to the north and adjacent to Cangzhou City, Hebei Province; to the west by the Wei Canal, adjacent to Hengshui City, Hebei Province; to the southwest, it borders Liaocheng City; to the south, it faces Jinan City across the Yellow River; and to the east, it borders Binzhou City .

Dezhou is 320 kilometers away from the capital Beijing. The territory is 200 kilometers wide from east to west and 175 kilometers long from north to south, with a total area of ??10,356 square kilometers, accounting for 7.55% of the total area of ??Shandong Province.

Dezhou is located at the intersection of Beijing-Shanghai and Dezhou-Shijiazhuang railways, Beijing-Shanghai (Fuzhou) Expressway, Qing (dao) Yin (Sichuan) Expressway, De (zhou) Shi (Jiazhuang) Expressway and The Beijing-Hangzhou Canal passes through the jurisdiction, and National Highways 104, 308, and 205 pass through the area.

Extended information

As of June 2019, Dezhou City has jurisdiction over 2 districts, 7 counties, and 2 county-level cities, namely Decheng District, Lingcheng District, and Yucheng District , Leling City, Linyi County, Pingyuan County, Xiajin County, Wucheng County, Qingyun County, Ningjin County, Qihe County. A detailed introduction to the following counties:

1. Pingyuan County is located in the northwest of Shandong Province and is affiliated with Dezhou City. It borders Linyi County and Yucheng City to the east and southeast, and is adjacent to Wucheng and Xiajin to the west and southwest. , adjacent to Gaotang in the south and Decheng District and Lingcheng District in the north.

2. Xiajin County is affiliated to Dezhou City, Shandong Province. It is named after "the key town of the Qi-Jin League" and is located at the junction of the northwest plain of Shandong and Shandong and Hebei provinces. It borders Dezhou to the north, Liaocheng to the south, and the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal to the west.

3. Ningjin County is located at the junction of Hebei and Shandong in the northwest of Shandong Province. It borders Laoling City in the east, Lingcheng District in the south, Zhangweixin River in the west and north, and Wuqiao and Wuqiao in Hebei Province. Dongguang and Nanpi counties face each other across the river. Ningjin County is affiliated to Dezhou City and belongs to the Yellow River alluvial plain with a divided area of ??833 square kilometers.

Dezhou Municipal People’s Government Website-Dezhou Overview

Baidu Encyclopedia-Dezhou