Heze

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Heze

Total population

8,795,939

Air quality index

65Moderate

Elevation55 m

Coordinates35.25°, 115.45°

Demographic figures from National Bureau of Statistics of China. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Heze is the westernmost prefecture-level city in Shandong province, China. The Peony Capital of China, formerly known as Caozhou, the city borders Jining to the east, and the provinces of Henan and Anhui to the west and south respectively. The total area is 12238.62 square kilometers and the population is 10.58 million. It governs Mudan District and Dingtao District, 2 districts and 7 counties including Caoxian, Chengwu, Shanxian, Juye, Yuncheng, Juancheng and Dongming.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Huang Chao

Chinese emperor

M

Mu Tiezhu

prominent Chinese basketball player and coach (1949-2008)

X

Xue Fei

Chinese long distance runner

L

Liu Baojun

martial artist (1892–1947)

Li Xuejian

Chinese actor

L

Lin Duo

Chinese politician

He Siyuan

Chinese educator, politician, and guerrilla leader

Geng Xiaoling

Hong Kong wushu athlete

C

Chiang Chen

Hong Kong businessman (1923–2022)

J

Jayden Yuan

Chinese actor, martial artist, athlete

Z

Zhe Cui

Paralympic powerlifter

W

Wu Haoran

association football player

Y

Yang Quanxi

Chinese Paralympic powerlifter

B

Bai Jinbin

Chinese Sanshou kickboxer

H

Hu Ruibao

association football player

L

Li Xue Zheng

Chinese actor and producer

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Shandong

• Mudan
  2 mi away
• Wudian
  6.2 mi away
• Luling
  9.4 mi away
• Shiji
  12.7 mi away
• Zhangwan
  12.8 mi away · pop. 25,914
• Shatu
  16.5 mi away
• Yanshi
  17.7 mi away
• Shawo
  24.1 mi away
• Cao Xian
  27.5 mi away · pop. 319,600
• Tiangongmiao
  35.7 mi away
• Pandu
  39.1 mi away
• Taomiao
  42.3 mi away

Browse all places in Shandong →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Heze

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Paper mulberry

Broussonetia papyrifera

Seen 2026-06-01

bird's-eye speedwell

Veronica persica

Seen 2026-04-12

mock strawberry

Potentilla indica

Seen 2026-04-12

Common Sow-thistle

Sonchus oleraceus

Seen 2026-04-11

Yellow bristle-hair ixeris

Ixeris chinensis

Seen 2026-04-11

Common Vetch

Vicia sativa

Seen 2026-04-11

Annual Meadow-grass

Poa annua

Seen 2026-04-11

shepherd's-purse

Capsella bursa-pastoris

Seen 2026-04-11

Carolina crane's-bill

Geranium carolinianum

Seen 2026-04-11

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Heze, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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