Zaozhuang
| Zaozhuang 枣庄市 | |
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| Prefecture-level city | |
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| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Shandong |
| County-level divisions | 6 |
| Township-level divisions | 62 |
| Municipal seat |
Shizhong District (34°52′N 117°33′E / 34.867°N 117.550°E) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Liu Yuxiang (刘玉祥) |
| Area | |
| • Prefecture-level city | 4,563.22 km2 (1,761.87 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 3,069 km2 (1,185 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 1,008.9 km2 (389.5 sq mi) |
| Population (2010 census) | |
| • Prefecture-level city | 3,729,140 |
| • Density | 820/km2 (2,100/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 2,125,481 |
| • Urban density | 690/km2 (1,800/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 899,753 |
| • Metro density | 890/km2 (2,300/sq mi) |
| Time zone | China Standard (UTC+8) |
| Postal code | 277100 |
| Area code(s) | 0632 |
| License Plate Prefix | 鲁D |
| Zaozhuang | |||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 棗莊 | ||||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 枣庄 | ||||||||
| Postal | Tsaochwang | ||||||||
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Zaozhuang (simplified Chinese: 枣庄; traditional Chinese: 棗莊; pinyin: Zǎozhuāng) is a prefecture-level city in the south of Shandong province, People's Republic of China. The second smallest prefecture-level city in the province, only bigger than Laiwu,it borders Jining to the west and north, Linyi to the east, and the province of Jiangsu to the south.
Its population is 3,729,140 at the 2010 census whom 899,753 in the built-up area made of Shizhong and Yicheng districts.
Administration
The prefecture-level city of Zaozhuang administers 6 county-level divisions, including 5 districts and 1 county-level city.
- Shizhong District (市中区)
- Xuecheng District (薛城区)
- Shanting District (山亭区)
- Yicheng District (峄城区)
- Tai'erzhuang District (台儿庄区)
- Tengzhou City (滕州市)
These are further divided into 62 township-level divisions, including 44 towns, 2 townships and 16 subdistricts.
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Transportation
Beijing-Shanghai High Speed Railway and Beijing-shanghai(jinghu) railway locates Zaozhuang and zaozhuang west station, and zaolin railway (zaozhuang west to linyi) is on operation from May 15, 2016 connecting with yanri railway. Beijing Fuzhou highway also cross the region from north to south.
Notable people
- Micius (ca. 480 BC – 390 BC), Warring States era philosopher and thinker
