Dezhou
Dezhou
德州市 Tehchow | |
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Dezhou Xinhu view from Diecuishan DongFeng Road Dezhou TianQu-Xinqu | |
location of Dezhou in Shandong | |
| Coordinates (Dezhou municipal government): 37°26′10″N 116°21′32″E / 37.436°N 116.359°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Shandong |
| County-level divisions | 11 |
| Municipal seat | Decheng District |
| Government | |
| • CPC Secretary | Wu Cuiyun (吴翠云) |
| • Mayor | Chen Fei |
| Area | |
| 10,361 km2 (4,000 sq mi) | |
| Population (2019) | |
| 5,748,500 | |
| • Density | 550/km2 (1,400/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 986,192 |
| • Metro | 986,192 |
| GDP | |
| • Prefecture-level city | CN¥ 338 billion US$ 51 billion |
| • Per capita | CN¥ 58,252 US$ 8,803 |
| Time zone | UTC+08:00 (China Standard) |
| Area code | 0534 |
| ISO 3166 code | CN-SD-14 |
| License Plate Prefix | 鲁N |
| Website | dz |
Dezhou (Chinese: 德州; pinyin: Dézhōu) is a prefecture-level city in northwestern Shandong province, People's Republic of China. It borders the provincial capital of Jinan to the southeast, Liaocheng to the southwest, Binzhou to the northeast, and the province of Hebei to the north.