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Tengzhou

Tengzhou

Tengzhou (Chinese: 滕州; pinyin: Téngzhōu) is a county-level city of Zaozhuang, Shandong province of the People's Republic of China. It is the site of the feudal vassal State of Teng during the Spring and Autumn period.

Tengzhou was likely the birthplace of the philosopher Mozi, and the city hosts the (simplified Chinese: 墨子纪念馆; traditional Chinese: 墨子紀念館) to commemorate him.

The mayor of Tengzhou is , and the Tengzhou Party Committee Secretary is .

Tengzhou has an area of 1,485 square kilometres (573 mi), and a population of 1,756,300 as of 2019. As of the end of 2022, the resident population of Tengzhou was 1,553,200.