Jinzhou
锦州市 Chinchow | |
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.png) Location of Jinzhou City jurisdiction in Liaoning | |
  Jinzhou Location of the city center in Liaoning | |
| Coordinates (Liaoshen campaign memorial): 41°07′44″N 121°08′53″E / 41.129°N 121.148°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Liaoning |
| Districts and Counties | List
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| Government | |
| • CPC Party Secretary | Liu Zhiqiang (刘志强) |
| • Mayor | Wang Wenquan (王文权) |
| Area < | |
| 9,988.6 km2 (3,856.6 sq mi) | |
| • Urban | 535 km2 (207 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 3,323.6 km2 (1,283.2 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 24 m (78 ft) |
| Population (2020 census)[1] | |
| 2,703,853 | |
| • Density | 270/km2 (700/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 1,111,849 |
| • Urban density | 2,100/km2 (5,400/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 1,524,362 |
| • Metro density | 460/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
| GDP[2] | |
| • Prefecture-level city | CN¥ 132.7 billion US$ 21.3 billion |
| • Per capita | CN¥ 43,207 US$ 6,937 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postcode | 121000 |
| Area code | 416 |
| ISO 3166 code | CN-LN-07 |
| License plate | 辽G |
| Administrative division code | 210700 |
| Website | www |
Jinzhou (/ˈdʒɪnˈdʒoʊ/,[3] simplified Chinese: 锦州; traditional Chinese: 錦州; pinyin: 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 land transports between North China and Northeast China, and is the economic center of western Liaoning. Located on the northern shore of Liaodong Bay, Jinzhou encompasses a coastline of 97.7 km (60.7 mi), with the Port of Jinzhou being China's northernmost seaport.
It is the fifth-most populous city in Liaoning, with a population of 2,703,853 (2020 census), of whom 1,524,362 reside in the built-up (or metro) area encompassing the 3 urban urban districts and Linghai City largely being conurbated. The total area under the jurisdiction of Jinzhou is 9,989 square kilometers (3,857 sq mi), most of which is rural.
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- ^ "Jinzhou pronunciation". Dictionary.com. Retrieved 25 April 2015.