Deqing County, Zhejiang

Deqing 德清县 Tehtsing
County
Aerial photographs of Deqing County seat
Location of Deqing County within Huzhou
Deqing Location of the seat in Zhejiang
Coordinates: 30°32′33″N 119°58′39″E / 30.54251°N 119.977401°E / 30.54251; 119.977401
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Zhejiang
Prefecture-level city	Huzhou
Area
• County	937.7 km2 (362.0 sq mi)
• Metro	937.7 km2 (362.0 sq mi)
Population  (2020 census)
• County	548,568
• Density	590/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
• Metro	548,568
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)

Deqing^ⓘ (Chinese: 德清县; pinyin: Déqīng Xiàn) is a county in the prefecture-level city of Huzhou, in the northwest of Zhejiang province. As of 2020 census, its population was 548,568 all living in the built-up (or metro) area. Deqing is very close to Hangzhou and Shaoxing, so it is becoming de facto a suburb of the two cities. It is being conurbated soon and even a Metro Line is planned in the middle term to link both cities.^[1]