Jinzhou () is a

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, it is under the administration of the

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. Until November 1991, it was known as Jin County (). Jinzhou is located in central Hebei province, east of Shijiazhuang. It covers an area of 619 square kilometers, and , has a population of about 537,700. It consists of nine towns and one township, as well as 224 villages. Jinzhou has a

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of at least 2500 years. It was the hometown of

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(), a well-known and well-respected historical figure of

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. It is also, according to the Chinese government, the " duck pear town" ().

Administrative divisions

There are 9 towns and 1 township: *

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() * Zongshizhuang () *

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() * Xiaoqiao () * Huaishu () * Donglizhuang () * Zhoujiazhuang Township ()

Climate

Transport

* G1811 Huanghua–Shijiazhuang Expressway *

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* China National Hig ...

* Shijiazhuang–Dezhou Railroad

References

External links

晋州市人民政府 (Jinzhou Municipal Government)
(in

Simplified Chinese Simplification, Simplify, or Simplified may refer to: Mathematics Simplification is the process of replacing a mathematical expression by an equivalent one, that is simpler (usually shorter), for example * Simplification of algebraic expressions, ...

)
晋州招商网 (Jinzhou Trade Website)
(in

) County-level cities in Hebei Shijiazhuang {{Shijiazhuang-geo-stub