Dezhou

Dezhou 德州市 Tehchow
Prefecture-level city
Dezhou Xinhu view from Diecuishan DongFeng Road Dezhou TianQu-Xinqu
location of Dezhou in Shandong
Coordinates (Dezhou municipal government): 37°26′10″N 116°21′32″E / 37.436°N 116.359°E / 37.436; 116.359
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Shandong
County-level divisions	11
Municipal seat	Decheng District
Government
• CPC Secretary	Wu Cuiyun (吴翠云)
• Mayor	Chen Fei
Area [1]
• Prefecture-level city	10,361 km2 (4,000 sq mi)
Population  (2019)[1]
• Prefecture-level city	5,748,500
• Density	550/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
• Urban	986,192
• Metro	986,192
GDP[2]
• Prefecture-level city	CN¥ 338 billion US$ 51 billion
• Per capita	CN¥ 58,252 US$ 8,803
Time zone	UTC+08:00 (China Standard)
Area code	0534
ISO 3166 code	CN-SD-14
License Plate Prefix	鲁N
Website	dz.gov.cn

Dezhou (Chinese: 德州; pinyin: Dézhōu) is a prefecture-level city in northwestern Shandong province, People's Republic of China. It borders the provincial capital of Jinan to the southeast, Liaocheng to the southwest, Binzhou to the northeast, and the province of Hebei to the north.