Cangzhou

Cangzhou 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
Prefecture-level city
Clockwise from the top: Iron Lion, Cangzhou Arena, 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
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceHebei
Settled517
Established15 November 1983
Municipal seatYunhe District
Area
  Prefecture-level city14,383.46 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 city7,300,783
  Density510/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
  Urban
795,832
  Urban density3,900/km2 (10,000/sq mi)
  Metro
1,421,843
  Metro density810/km2 (2,100/sq mi)
GDP
  Prefecture-level cityCN¥ 332 billion
US$ 53.3 billion
  Per capitaCN¥ 44,819
US$7,196
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
016001
Area code0317
ISO 3166 codeCN-HE-09
Licence plate prefixes2022
Websitecangzhou.gov.cn
Cangzhou
Simplified Chinese沧州
Traditional Chinese滄州
PostalTsangchow
Literal meaning"oceanside prefecture"
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