Jinzhou () is a
county-level city
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of
Hebei Province
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,
North China
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. It is under the administration of the
prefecture-level city
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of
Shijiazhuang
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, capital of Hebei. 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 census, has a population of about 537,700. It consists of nine towns and one township, as well as 224 villages.
Jinzhou has a
recorded history
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of at least 2500 years. It was the hometown of
Wei Zheng
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(), a well-known and well-respected historical figure and official of early
Tang dynasty
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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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Jinzhou
Jinzhou (, zh, s= , t=錦州 , p=Jǐnzhōu), formerly Chinchow, is a coastal prefecture-level city in central-west Liaoning province, China. It is a geographically strategic city located in the Liaoxi Corridor, which connects most of the la ...
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Zongshizhuang ()
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Taoyuan ()
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Dongzhuosu ()
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* Mayu Frontier District, a former administrative zone of Burma
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Xiaoqiao ()
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Huaishu ()
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Donglizhuang ()
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Zhoujiazhuang Township ()
Climate
Transport
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G1811 Huanghua–Shijiazhuang Expressway
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China National Highway 307
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Shijiazhuang–Dezhou Railroad
References
External links
晋州市人民政府 (Jinzhou Municipal Government) (in
Simplified Chinese
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晋州招商网 (Jinzhou Trade Website)(in
Simplified Chinese
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County-level cities in Hebei
Shijiazhuang
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