Dezhou

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}) |- | Area
Area

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| 10,356 km² |- | Population
Population

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| Prefecture: 5,493,000 (2004)
Dezhou city: 397,036 (2006) |- | GDP
- Total
- Per Capita |
¥

Renminbi

The renminbi is the currency of the People's Republic of China, whose principal unit is the Chinese yuan , subdivided into 10 jiao , each of 10 fen ....
68.69 billion (2004)
¥12,542 (2004) |- | Major Nationalities | Han

Han Chinese

Han Chinese are an ethnic group native to China and, by most modern definitions, the largest single ethnic group in the Earth.Han Chinese constitute about 92 percent of the population of the People's Republic of China , 98 percent of the population of the Republic of China , 75 percent of the population of Singapore, and about 19 percent...
- 98.62%
Hui

Hui people

The Hui people are a Ethnic groups in China, typically distinguished by their practice of Islam. Hui is the abbreviation of the full name Huihui "??"....
- 1.26% |- | County-level divisions
Political divisions of China

Due to China's large population and area, the administrative divisions of China have consisted of several levels since History of the administrative divisions of China....
| 11 |- | Township-level divisions
Political divisions of China

Due to China's large population and area, the administrative divisions of China have consisted of several levels since History of the administrative divisions of China....
| |- | CPC
Communist Party of China

The Communist Party of China , also known as the Chinese Communist Party , is the founding and the ruling party of the People's Republic of China and the world's largest political party....
Committee Secretary | Huang Sheng |- | Mayor | Wu Cuiyun |- | Area code
China telephone numbering plan

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| 534 |- | Postal Code | 253000
(Decheng District)
253100-253700
(Other areas) |- | License Plate
Licence plates of the People's Republic of China

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Dezhou is a prefecture-level city

Prefecture-level city

Shandong

For the people of Shandong, see Shandong people is a coastal political divisions of China of eastern People's Republic of China. Its abbreviation is 'Lu', after the state of Lu that existed here during the Spring and Autumn Period....
province, People's Republic of China

People's Republic of China

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Dezhou is a prefecture-level city

Prefecture-level city

Shandong

People's Republic of China

Jinan

Jinan is a sub-provincial city and the capital of Shandong Provinces of China, People's Republic of China. The area of present-day Jinan has played an important role in the history of the region from the earliest beginnings of civilization and has evolved into an important administrative, economic, and transportation hub....
to the southeast, Liaocheng

Liaocheng

Liaocheng , also known as the Water City, is a prefecture-level city in western Shandong province of China, People's Republic of China. It borders the provincial capital of Jinan to the southeast, Dezhou to the northeast, Tai'an to the south, and the province of Hebei and Henan to the west....
to the southwest, Binzhou

Binzhou

})|-| Area| 9,444.65 km?|-| Coastline||-| Population| 3,661,500 city estimated in 2006 at 116,573.|-| GDP'- Total'- Per Capita...
to the northeast, and the province of Hebei

Hebei

For the people of Hebei, see Hebei people is a North China province of China of the People's Republic of China. Its one-Chinese character abbreviation is "" , named after Ji Province , a Han Dynasty province that included southern Hebei....
to the north.

Administration

The municipality

Prefecture-level city

A prefecture-level city or prefecture-level municipality is an administrative division of the People's Republic of China, ranking below a province of China and above a county of China in China's administrative structure....
of Dezhou is administered from institutions situated in Decheng District. The municipal region comprises ten other county-level divisions

Political divisions of China

Due to China's large population and area, the administrative divisions of China have consisted of several levels since History of the administrative divisions of China....
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Cities (???, xianji shi)

Leling
Leling

Leling is a city in the province of Shandong in China. Leling has more than 100,000 inhabitants....
Yucheng
Yucheng

Yucheng may refer to:#Yucheng County, county in Shangqiu, Henan, China#Yucheng City, city in Dezhou, Shandong, China#Yucheng District, district in Ya'an, Sichuan, China...

Counties (?, xian)

Lingxian
Pingyuan
Xiajin
Xiajin County

Xiajin County is a county in Dezhou, Shandong Province. Its total size is 882 km2, and its population is roughly 500,000. Its economy is mostly agricultural, including cotton, wheat, and corn....
Wucheng
Qihe
Linyi
Ningjin
Qingyun

Transport

Dezhou lies on the main rail route from Beijing

Beijing

is a metropolis in northern China and the Capital of the People's Republic of China. It is one of the four municipality of China, which are equivalent to province in China's Political divisions of China....
to Shanghai

Shanghai

Shanghai is the List of cities in the People's Republic of China by population in China and one of the List of metropolitan areas by population in the world, with over 20 million people....
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Tourism

Dezhou's biggest historical attraction is the tomb of Sultan Paduka Pahala

Sultan Paduka Pahala

Sultan Paduka Pahala was a Sultan of Sulu, most famous for being the first and only monarch of the Philippines to visit China....
of Sulu

Sulu

Sulu is an island Provinces of the Philippines of the Philippines located in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao . Its capital is Jolo, Sulu and occupies the middle group of islands of the Sulu Archipelago, between Basilan and Tawi-Tawi....
(Philippines), who died in Dezhou on his return journey from a visit to the Yongle Emperor

Yongle Emperor

The Yongle Emperor , born Zhu Di , was the third emperor of the Ming Dynasty of China from 1402 to 1424. His era name "Yongle" means "Perpetual Happiness"....
in 1417. The tomb is well preserved and has been declared a national heritage site. Descendants of the sultan's Muslim

Muslim

:A Muslim , , is an adherent of the religion of Islam. The feminine form is Muslimah . Literally, the word means "one who submits "....
followers still live in Dezhou today, and are classfied as the Hui

Hui people

The Hui people are a Ethnic groups in China, typically distinguished by their practice of Islam. Hui is the abbreviation of the full name Huihui "??"....
minority.

Miscellaneous

Dezhou is well-known for its braised chicken and watermelon
Watermelon

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The name of Dezhou is the same as the abbreviation of the Chinese name for the state of Texas
Texas

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