- Heze
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Zeta Virginis "Heze (zh-cp|c=|p=Hézé) is aprefecture-level city in southwesternShandong province,People's Republic of China . The westernmost prefecture-level city in Shandong, it bordersJining to the east and the provinces ofHenan andAnhui to the west and south respectively.Administration
The
prefecture-level city of Heze administers 9 county-level divisions, including 1 district and 8 counties.*
Mudan District (牡丹区)
*Dingtao County (定陶县)
*Cao County (曹县)
*Chengwu County (成武县)
*Shan County (单县)
*Juye County (巨野县)
*Yuncheng County (郓城县)
*Juancheng County (鄄城县)
*Dongming County (东明县)These are further divided into 158 township-level divisions.
Economy
Heze is the largest center in China for the cultivation of the "national flower"
peony , after which theMudan District was named.Over 30% of its national income comes from the sale of peony.According to the government's materials in 1995,there is about 800,000 people living in this areas.External links
* [http://www.heze.gov.cn Government website of Heze] (in Simplified Chinese)
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