Which city does Heze, Shandong belong to?

Heze is a prefecture-level city under the jurisdiction of Shandong Province. It is the peony capital of China. It was called Caozhou in ancient times. It is located in the southwest of Shandong Province, at the junction of the four provinces of Shandong, Su, Henan and Anhui. It is adjacent to Jining City in the east and Jiangsu in the southeast. It borders Xuzhou City of Henan Province and Suzhou City of Anhui Province, Shangqiu City of Henan Province to the south, Kaifeng City and Xinxiang City of Henan Province to the west, and Puyang City of Henan Province to the north.

It is located between 34°39′-35°52′ north latitude and 114°45′-116°25′ east longitude. It is 157 kilometers long from north to south and 140 kilometers wide from east to west. The total area is 12,239 square kilometers. It has jurisdiction over 2 municipal districts and 7 counties.

Climate characteristics of Heze City

Heze City is located in the mid-latitudes, on the narrow north-south corridor between Taihang Mountain and Taiyi Mountain, and has a temperate monsoon continental climate. The main characteristics are hot summer and cold winter, with four distinct seasons.

There is little rain in spring, the north and south winds frequently alternate, and the temperature rises quickly; the summer is hot and humid, with southeasterly winds often blowing, and rainfall is concentrated; in autumn, the rainfall gradually decreases, the wind direction changes from south to north, and the temperature drops rapidly; in winter, there is sparse rain and snow. , the north wind blows frequently, and the climate is dry and cold.

There is sufficient sunshine throughout the year, abundant heat, and rain and heat in the same season, which is suitable for the growth of a variety of crops. However, the distribution of precipitation is extremely uneven, and coupled with the influence of the northern continental air mass, catastrophic disasters occur in many years. weather.