Cangzhou
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Cangzhou 沧州市 |
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.png) Location of Cangzhou City jurisdiction in Hebei |
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 Cangzhou
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| Coordinates: 38°19′N 116°52′E / 38.317°N 116.867°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Hebei |
| Area | |
| • Prefecture-level city | 14,383.46 km2 (5,553.48 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 206.2 km2 (79.6 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 1,750.7 km2 (675.9 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 13 m (42 ft) |
| Population (2010 census) | |
| • Prefecture-level city | 7,134,062 |
| • Density | 500/km2 (1,300/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 536,795 |
| • Urban density | 2,600/km2 (6,700/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 1,205,814 |
| • Metro density | 690/km2 (1,800/sq mi) |
| Time zone | China Standard (UTC+8) |
| Postal code | 016001 |
| Area code(s) | 0317 |
| Licence plate prefixes | 冀J |
| Website | cangzhou.gov.cn |
Cangzhou (simplified Chinese: 沧州; traditional Chinese: 滄州; pinyin: Cāngzhōu) is a prefecture-level city in eastern Hebei province, People's Republic of China. At the 2010 census, Cangzhou's built-up (or metro) area made of Yunhe, Xinhua districts and Cang County largely being conurbated had a population of 1,205,814 inhabitants, while the prefecture-level administrative unit in total has a population of 7,134,062. It lies approximately 90 kilometres (56 mi) from the major port city of Tianjin, and 180 km (110 mi) from Beijing.
Cangzhou is reported to have been founded in the Southern and Northern Dynasties period (420−589 CE).
Cangzhou City comprises 2 districts, 4 county-level cities, 9 counties and 1 autonomous county.
Cangzhou's urban center is a heavily industrial city but the city's administrative territory also includes strongly agricultural areas, and is well known in China for its Chinese jujubes (Chinese dates) and pear (widely known under the export name of Tianjin Ya Pear). The North China Oil Field is within Cangzhou City's jurisdiction. Cangzhou also encompasses a large fishing port and the coal-exporting Huanghua Harbour.
Cangzhou is located in eastern Hebei, immediately to the south of Tianjin, near the coast of the Bohai Sea of the Pacific Ocean. Bordering prefecture-level cities are Hengshui to the southwest, Baoding to the west, and Langfang to the north. It lies on the Beijing–Shanghai Railway.
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