Yuncheng () is a

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in the southwest of

Shandong Shandong ( , ; ; Chinese postal romanization, alternately romanized as Shantung) is a coastal Provinces of China, province of the China, People's Republic of China and is part of the East China region. Shandong has played a major role in His ...

province, China. It is the northernmost

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of the

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Heze Heze, formerly known as Caozhou, is the westernmost prefecture-level city in Shandong province, China, it borders Jining to the east and the provinces of Henan and Anhui to the west and south respectively. History Caozhou was at the center ...

. It borders the

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and

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(

Taiqian County Taiqian County () is a county in the northeast of Henan province, China, bordering Henan's Fan County to the southwest and Shandong province in all other directions. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Puyang Pu ...

and

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) to the north,

Liangshan County Liangshan County () is a county situated in the southwest of Shandong province, China. It is administered by the prefecture-level city of Jining. Geography Liangshan County is situated north west of Jining in the south west of Shandong prov ...

to the northeast,

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to the east, Juye County to the southeast, and

Mudan District Mudan District is an urban district of Heze, Shandong province. It is the seat of Heze's prefectural A prefecture (from the Latin ''Praefectura'') is an administrative jurisdiction traditionally governed by an appointed prefect. This can be a ...

to the southwest, and Juancheng County to the west. It stretches from north to south and from east to west.

Administrative divisions

As 2012, this County is divided to 2 subdistricts, 15 towns and 5 townships. ;Subdistricts * Yunzhou Subdistrict () * Tangta Subdistrict () ;Towns ;Townships

Climate

Transportation

China National Highway 220 China National Highway 220 (G220) runs from Binzhou, Shandong to Zhengzhou, Henan. It is 585 kilometres in length and runs southwest from Binzhou towards Zhengzhou. Route and distance See also * China National Highways External linksOfficial ...

* Yuncheng railway station

Notable natives

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, Spouse of President and

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* Ma Xingrui, scientist and current party chief of

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Notes and references

Counties of Shandong Heze {{Shandong-geo-stub