Pizhou

Pizhou () is a county-level city under the administration of Xuzhou, Jiangsu province, China. As of 2020 it had a population of 1,462,563; it borders the Shandong prefecture-level cities of Linyi to the northeast and Zaozhuang to the northwest.

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Settlement.name: Pizhou
Settlement.settlement_type: County-level city
Settlement.image_skyline: PiZhou Yunhe.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: View of the Grand Canal of China in Pizhou
Settlement.image_map: ChinaXuzhouPizhou.png
Settlement.map_caption: Location in Xuzhou
Settlement.pushpin_map: China Jiangsu
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Jiangsu
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: People's Republic of China
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Prefecture-level city
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Subdivisions
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Jiangsu
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Xuzhou
Settlement.area_total_km2: 2088
Settlement.area_urban_km2: 80
Settlement.population_total: 1,462,563

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Official website

邳州市人民政府

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Wikidata facts

Official name: 邳县
Population: 1462563
Area: 2084.69
Official website: www.pz.gov.cn
Image: 邳州市内立交桥 - panoramio.jpg

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Commons category: Pizhou
postal code: 221300

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==History== The city was formerly called Pi County (), and before that, Xiapi () which was at one time the capital of the Zhou dynasty (1046–256 BCE) vassal State of Pi. During the Han dynasty (206 BCE–220 CE), Pi was a famous city. At the time of the Eastern Han and Three Kingdoms period, the city is known for the battle between warlords Lü Bu and Cao Cao fought there. It is the location Lü Bu retreated to when under siege by Cao Cao at Xiaopei. He first moved his family there and then he himself after being advised by Chen Gong. It was here that Lü Bu was ultimately defeated at the Battle of Xiapi.