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Also known as Chinchow

Jinzhou (, ), 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 , with the Port of Jinzhou being China's northernmost seaport.

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Settlement.name
Jinzhou
Settlement.native_name
锦州市
Settlement.native_name_lang
zh-Hans
Settlement.other_name
Chinchow
Settlement.settlement_type
Prefecture-level city
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Location of Jinzhou Prefecture within Liaoning (China).png
Settlement.map_caption
Location of Jinzhou City jurisdiction in Liaoning
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Liaoning
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Location of the city center in Liaoning
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Liaoshen campaign memorial
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_name
People's Republic of China
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Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Liaoning
Settlement.seat_type
Municipal seat
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Districts and Counties
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coll
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Taihe District

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Wikidata facts

Official name
锦州市
Population
2703853
Area
10039.99
Elevation
24
Official website
www.jz.gov.cn
Image
Jinzhou.jpg
Dialing code
416
Licence plate code
辽G
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Commons category
Jinzhou
postal code
121000
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Jinzhou (, ), 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 , 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 , most of which is rural.

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