Heze City (postal code: 274000, telephone area code: 0530) is located in the southwest of Shandong Province, bordering Jiangsu, Henan, and Anhui provinces. It is located at 34°39″--35°53″ north latitude and 114° east longitude. 48′--116°24′. It governs eight counties and one district including Mudan District, Yuncheng, Juancheng, Caoxian, Dingtao, Chengwu, Shanxian, Juye and Dongming and a provincial economic development zone. In 2007, it had a population of 8.876 million and an area of ??12,239 square kilometers.