Cangzhou
Cangzhou (simplified Chinese: 沧州; traditional Chinese: 滄州; pinyin: Cāngzhōu; locally pronounced as /tsʰɑŋ˨˧ tʂou˨˧/) is a prefecture-level city in eastern Hebei province, People's Republic of China. At the 2020 census, Cangzhou's built-up (or metro) area made of Yunhe, Xinhua districts and Cang County largely being conurbated had a population of 1,421,843 inhabitants, while the prefecture-level administrative unit in total has a population of 7,300,783. It lies approximately 90 kilometres (56 mi) from the major port city of Tianjin, and 180 km (110 mi) from Beijing.
Cangzhou
沧州市 Tsangchow | |
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Clockwise from the top: Iron Lion, Cangzhou Stadium, Skyline of Cangzhou, Port of Huanghua, Arcadia Hotel | |
| Nickname: Lion City (狮城) | |
Location of Cangzhou City jurisdiction in Hebei | |
Cangzhou Location of the city centre in Hebei Cangzhou Cangzhou (Northern China) Cangzhou Cangzhou (China) | |
| Coordinates (Cangzhou municipal government): 38°18′17″N 116°50′19″E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Hebei |
| Settled | 517 |
| Established | 15 November 1983 |
| Municipal seat | Yunhe District |
| 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 (2020 census) | |
| • Prefecture-level city | 7,300,783 |
| • Density | 510/km2 (1,300/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 795,832 |
| • Urban density | 3,900/km2 (10,000/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 1,421,843 |
| • Metro density | 810/km2 (2,100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 016001 |
| Area code | 0317 |
| ISO 3166 code | CN-HE-09 |
| Licence plate prefixes | 冀J |
| Website | cangzhou.gov.cn |
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| Simplified Chinese | 沧州 | ||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 滄州 | ||||||||
| Postal | Tsangchow | ||||||||
| Literal meaning | "oceanside prefecture" | ||||||||
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