Zaozhuang is a prefecture-level city under the jurisdiction of Shandong Province, located in the south of Shandong Province, bordering Pingyi County, Feixian County and Lanling County of Linyi City in the east, tongshan district, jiawang district and Pizhou City of Xuzhou City in Jiangsu Province in the south, Weishan County of Jining City in the west, Weishan Lake in the north and Zoucheng City of Jining City in the north. It is located at11648'-1749' east longitude and 34 27'-3519' north latitude, with a maximum width of 56km from east to west and a maximum length of 96km from north to south, with a total area of 4564.