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Dezhou

德州市
Dézhōu Shì

Administration Type	Prefecture-level city
City Seat	Decheng District ()
Area	10,356 km²
Population	Prefecture: 5,493,000 (2004) Dezhou city: 397,036 (2006)
GDP - Total - Per Capita	¥68.69 billion (2004) ¥12,542 (2004)
Major Nationalities	Han - 98.62% Hui - 1.26%
County-level divisions	11
Township-level divisions
CPC Committee Secretary	Huang Sheng (黄胜)
Mayor	Wu Cuiyun (吴翠云)
Area code	534
Postal Code	253000 (Decheng District) 253100-253700 (Other areas)
License Plate Prefix	鲁N

Dezhou 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.

Administration

The prefecture-level city of Dezhou administers 11 county-level divisions, including 1 district, 2 county-level cities and 8 counties.

Decheng District (德城区)
Leling City (乐陵市)
Yucheng City (禹城市)
Ling County (陵县)
Pingyuan County (平原县)
Xiajin County (夏津县)
Wucheng County (武城县)
Qihe County (齐河县)
Linyi County (临邑县)
Ningjin County (宁津县)
Qingyun County (庆云县)

Transport

Dezhou lies on the main rail route from Beijing to Shanghai.

Tourism

Dezhou's biggest historical attraction is the tomb of Sultan Paduka Pahala of Sulu (Philippines), who died in Dezhou on his return journey from a visit to the Yongle Emperor in 1417. The tomb is well preserved and has been declared a national heritage site. Descendants of the sultan's Muslim followers still live in Dezhou today, and are classfied as the Hui minority.

Miscellaneous

Dezhou is well-known for its braised chicken and watermelon.
The name of Dezhou is the same as the abbreviation of the Chinese name for the state of Texas, USA.