Map of Dezhou, China

Dezhou is a city in Shandong, China, with a population of about 679,535. It lies at 37.4466°N, 116.3671°E. Dezhou is about 274 km (170 mi) south of Beijing, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Hengshui, 68 km to the northwest.

Dezhou at a glance

Where is Dezhou?

• The 17th largest city in Shandong on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 35 min on the shortest day to 14 h 45 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Dezhou

• Hengshui — 68 km northwest
• Jizhou — 71 km west
• Botou — 72 km north
• Nangong — 88 km west
• Qingnian — 89 km southwest
• Jinan — 103 km southeast
• Changqing — 104 km south
• Cangzhou — 105 km northeast
• Xinji — 114 km northwest
• Liaocheng — 115 km south

Largest cities in Shandong

• Qingdao — 7,172,451
• Jinan — 4,335,989
• Zibo — 3,129,228
• Linyi — 2,743,843
• Yantai — 2,227,733
• Weifang — 2,044,028
• Tai’an — 1,735,425
• Heze — 1,346,717
• Jining — 1,241,012
• Liaocheng — 1,229,768

Largest cities in China

• Shanghai — 24,874,500
• Beijing — 18,960,744
• Guangzhou — 18,676,605
• Shenzhen — 17,494,398
• Tianjin — 13,866,009
• Wuhan — 13,739,000
• Chengdu — 13,568,357
• Xi’an — 12,952,907
• Hangzhou — 11,936,010
• Dongguan — 9,644,871

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.