Shandong Province.
Dezhou area belongs to Shandong Province. Dezhou, Shandong Province currently governs four districts (Decheng District, Lingcheng District, Economic Development Zone, Canal Development Zone), 2 cities (Yucheng, Leling), and 7 counties (Ningcheng District). Jin, Qihe, Linyi, Pingyuan, Wucheng, Xiajin, Qingyun).
On December 17, 1994, with the approval of the State Council, the Dezhou area of ??Shandong Province was revoked and the prefecture-level Dezhou City was established, which belongs to Shandong Province.
Dezhou City, Shandong Province has a total area of ??10,356 square kilometers, including 8.41 million acres of cultivated land. At the end of 1999, the total population was 5.3 million, including 4.3 million agricultural people.
In 2000, Dezhou City, Shandong Province adjusted the administrative divisions of towns and villages. As of July 31, the adjustment of township administrative divisions was successfully completed. The number of villages and towns in Dezhou City, Shandong Province dropped from 198 to 125, and the number of villages and towns decreased by 73. Among them, the number of sub-district offices increased from 5 to 11, and the number of townships decreased from 193 to 114. Before the merger, the average number of each township (sub-district office) was 25,100 people, and after the merger, the average number was 39,800, an increase of 14,700 people compared to before the merger. Through adjustments, the layout and scale of townships in Dezhou City, Shandong Province have basically achieved relatively reasonable goals.