Dezhou is located in the northwest of Shandong province, on the north side of the lower reaches of the Yellow River, between 115 45 ′-117 36 ′ east longitude and 36 24 ′ 25 ″-38 ′ 32 ″ north latitude.

It is bounded by Zhangweixin River in the north and adjacent to Cangzhou City, Hebei Province; It is bounded by Wei Canal in the west and adjoins Hengshui City, Hebei Province.

the southwest borders Liaocheng; South across the Yellow River and Jinan City; Binzhou city is in the east.

it's 32km away from the capital Beijing.

The territory is 2 kilometers wide from east to west and 175 kilometers long from north to south, with a total area of 1,356 square kilometers, accounting for 7.55% of the total area of Shandong Province.

Dezhou, called Ande in ancient times, is a prefecture-level city in Shandong Province.

located in the alluvial plain of the lower reaches of the Yellow River in the northwest of Shandong Province, it is the northwest gate of Shandong Province, bordering Cangzhou City in Hebei Province in the north, Jinan City and Liaocheng City in the south, Hengshui City in Hebei Province in the west and Binzhou City in the east.

Dezhou is an alluvial plain of the Yellow River. In history, there were two great migrations of the Yellow River and thousands of breaches in the territory, which created a terrain with high southwest and low northeast. The basic climate characteristics are the obvious influence of monsoon, distinct seasons and obvious boundaries between cold, hot, dry and wet.

The administrative area is 1,356 square kilometers, with a permanent population of 5,795,8 (at the end of 217). It governs 2 districts, 7 counties and 2 county-level cities, and the municipal people * * * is located at No.1566 Dongfeng East Road, Decheng District.

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1. Topography

Dezhou City is an alluvial plain of the Yellow River. In history, there have been two great migrations of the Yellow River and thousands of breaches, which created a terrain with high southwest and low northeast.

due to flooding and velocity, and wind accumulation, the plain is characterized by undulating, alternating distribution of hills, slopes and depressions.

There are many landforms in Dezhou, which can be roughly divided into three categories: one is highland, which is deposited by rivers and riverbeds, accounting for 34.3% of the total land area; Second, slope land, which is formed by flood deposition of the Yellow River, accounts for 52.1% of the total land area; The third is depression, accounting for 13.6%.

2. Climate

The basic climate of Dezhou is characterized by the obvious influence of monsoon, distinct four seasons, clear boundaries between cold, hot, dry and wet, dry and windy in spring, hot and rainy in summer, cool and sunny in autumn, cold, little snow and dry in winter, which has obvious continental climate characteristics.

abundant light resources.

The sunshine hours are long, and the intensity of sunlight is large, and most of them are concentrated in the early and middle stages of crop growth and development, which is beneficial to the photosynthesis of crops; The average annual sunshine hours are 2592 hours, the sunshine rate is 6%, and the total solar radiation is 124.8 kcal/cm2.

In terms of time allocation, it is the highest in May and June. The monthly light hours are 28 hours, with an average of 9 hours per day, and the light radiation amount can reach 15 kcal/cm2.

the average annual temperature in Dezhou is 12.9℃.

the extreme maximum temperature is 43.4℃ (Decheng District on July 23rd, 1955), and the extreme minimum temperature is-27℃ (Decheng District on January 15th, 1958).

The average frost-free period in Dezhou is as long as 28 days, usually from March 29th to October 24th. There is a big difference among counties, with the longest period in Wucheng County being 225 days, and the difference between east and west is nearly a month.