As of December 31, 2016, Shandong Province governs Jinan, Qingdao, Zibo, Zaozhuang, Dongying, Yantai, Weifang, Jining, Tai'an, Weihai, Rizhao, Laiwu, Linyi, Dezhou, Liaocheng, Binzhou, There are 17 prefecture-level cities in Heze.

1. Jinan City, referred to as "Ji", also known as "Quancheng", is the capital of Shandong Province, one of the fifteen sub-provincial cities in the country, the central city in the southern wing of the Bohai Rim region, and the capital of Shandong Province. Political, cultural, educational, economic, transportation and technological center. ?

2. Qingdao, a prefecture-level city in Shandong Province, referred to as "Qing", is a city separately listed in the national plan, a megacity, a sub-provincial city, the economic center of Shandong Province, an important national coastal central city, and a coastal resort tourism A city, an international port city, an important national pioneering area for the development of modern marine industries, an international shipping hub in Northeast Asia, a maritime sports base, a major node city in the “Belt and Road” New Eurasian Continental Bridge Economic Corridor and a strategic fulcrum for maritime cooperation.

3. Zibo City is located at the intersection of two major national strategic economic zones, the Yellow River Delta High Efficiency Ecological Economic Zone and the Shandong Peninsula Blue Economic Zone, and the Shandong Provincial Capital City Group Economic Circle. It borders the Yimeng Mountain District and Linyi to the south. It borders the North China Plain to the north, Dongying and Binzhou, Weifang to the east, Jinan, the provincial capital, to the west, and Tai'an and Laiwu to the southwest. In 2017, Zibo City had a permanent population of 4.7084 million.

4. Zaozhuang City, affiliated to Shandong Province, is located in the south of Shandong Province, bordering Pingyi County, Fei County, and Lanling County of Linyi City to the east, and Tongshan District and Jiawang County of Xuzhou City, Jiangsu Province to the south. It is adjacent to the District and Pizhou City, to the west is Weishan County of Jining City, on the verge of Weishan Lake, and to the north is adjacent to Zoucheng City of Jining City.

5. Dongying City is a prefecture-level city in Shandong Province. It is located in the delta zone at the mouth of the Yellow River in the northeastern part of Shandong Province. Its geographical location is between 118?5′ east longitude and 38?15′ north latitude. Dongying City has a warm temperate continental monsoon climate, and its terrain slopes from southwest to northeast along the direction of the Yellow River.

6. Yantai, a prefecture-level city in Shandong Province, is one of the central cities in the Shandong Peninsula and an important port city in the Bohai Rim region. It is located in the northeastern part of the Shandong Peninsula, connected to Weihai to the east, Weifang and Qingdao to the west, the Yellow Sea to the south, and the Bohai Sea to the north. It faces the Liaodong Peninsula and faces Dalian across the sea.

7. Weifang, a prefecture-level city under the jurisdiction of Shandong Province, was known as "Weizhou" and "Weixian" in ancient times, also known as "Kite City". It is located in the middle of the Shandong Peninsula, close to Qingdao, Rizhao, Zibo, Yantai, Linyi and other places are adjacent to each other. The climate is a warm temperate monsoon semi-humid continental climate, and the urban landscape forms several steps from north to south, from low to high.

8. Jining City is located in the southwest of Shandong Province, bordering Linyi District to the east, Heze to the west, Zaozhuang City and Xuzhou City, Jiangsu Province to the south, and Tai'an City to the north. One of the eight cities in the core area of ??Huaihai Economic Zone.

9. Tai'an City, affiliated to Shandong Province, is located in the central part of Shandong Province, bordering Jinan, the capital of Shandong Province, to the north, Qufu, the hometown of Confucius, the founder of Confucian culture, to the south, Linyi, a commercial city, to the east, and the Yellow River to the west. It is 66.8 kilometers away from Jinan City, the provincial capital, in the north and 74.6 kilometers away from Qufu City, the holy land of three holes, in the south.

10. Weihai is a prefecture-level city in Shandong Province. It is located at the eastern end of the Shandong Peninsula. It is bordered by the Yellow Sea to the north, east and south. It is opposite the Liaodong Peninsula to the north, the Korean Peninsula to the east across the sea, and Shandong to the west. Yantai borders. The maximum horizontal distance from east to west is 135 kilometers, the maximum vertical distance from north to south is 81 kilometers, and the coastline is 985.9 kilometers long.

11. Rizhao, a prefecture-level city in Shandong Province, is located on the coast of the Yellow Sea and the southeastern flank of the Shandong Peninsula. It faces Japan and South Korea across the Yellow Sea to the east, Linyi to the west, Qingdao and Weifang to the north, and Jiangsu to the south. Lianyungang Province has a land area of ??5,310 square kilometers and a sea area of ??6,000 square kilometers.

12. Laiwu, known as "Ying and Mou" in ancient times, also known as Gangcheng, is a prefecture-level city in Shandong Province. It is located in the central part of Shandong Province, at the eastern foot of Mount Tai, with east longitude 117°19′～117°58′ , 36°02′～36°33′ north latitude, adjacent to Zhangqiu District of Jinan City to the north, Boshan District and Yiyuan County of Zibo City to the east, Xintai City under the jurisdiction of Tai’an City to the south, and Daiyue District of Tai’an City to the west.

13. Linyi, a prefecture-level city in Shandong Province, is located in the southeast of Shandong Province, close to the Yellow Sea, connected to Rizhao in the east, Zaozhuang, Jining, and Tai'an in the west, Zibo and Weifang in the north, and Jiangsu in the south.

14. Dezhou, known as Ande in ancient times, or Dezhou for short, is a prefecture-level city in Shandong Province. Located in the northwest of Shandong Province and the alluvial plain of the lower reaches of the Yellow River, it is the northwest gate of Shandong Province. It borders Cangzhou City, Hebei Province to the north, Jinan City and Liaocheng City, the provincial capitals, to the south, Hengshui City, Hebei Province to the west, and Binzhou City to the east.

15. Liaocheng City, part of Shandong Province, is located in the west of Shandong Province. It faces Handan City and Xingtai City in Hebei Province across the water from the Zhangwei River to the west, and is separated from the Jindi River and the Yellow River to the south and southeast. It is adjacent to Jining City, Tai'an City, Jinan City and Henan Province, and borders Dezhou City to the north and northeast.

16. Binzhou City is a prefecture-level city under the jurisdiction of Shandong Province. It is located in the northern part of Shandong Province, the Lubei Plain, and the hinterland of the Yellow River Delta. It is located in the Yellow River Delta Efficient Ecological Economic Zone, the Shandong Peninsula Blue Economic Zone and the Environmental Protection Zone. The overlapping area of ??the "two districts and two circles" of the Bohai Economic Circle and the Jinan Provincial Capital City Group Economic Circle is the northern gate of Shandong Province.

17. Heze, known as Caozhou in ancient times, is located in the southwest of Shandong Province, at the junction of the four provinces of Shandong, Suzhou, Henan and Anhui. It is adjacent to Jining City in the east, Xuzhou City in Jiangsu Province and Suzhou City in Anhui Province in the southeast, and Suzhou City in Anhui Province in the south. It is connected to Shangqiu City, Henan Province, Kaifeng City and Xinxiang City, Henan Province to the west, and Puyang City, Henan Province to the north.

Reference material: Shandong Provincial People’s Government Website-Into Shandong