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Jinzhou
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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.
Key facts
- 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
- Settlement.image_map
- 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
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Liaoning
- Settlement.seat_type
- Municipal seat
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- Districts and Counties
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- coll
- Settlement.p1
- 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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- 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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