Cangzhou

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
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Coordinates (Cangzhou municipal government): 38°18′17″N 116°50′19″E / 38.3047°N 116.8387°E / 38.3047; 116.8387
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)[1]
• 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)
GDP[2]
• Prefecture-level city	CN¥ 332 billion US$ 53.3 billion
• Per capita	CN¥ 44,819 US$7,196
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code	016001
Area code	0317
ISO 3166 code	CN-HE-09
Licence plate prefixes	2022
Website	cangzhou.gov.cn

Cangzhou^[a] 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.

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