Jinzhou, Hebei

Jinzhou (Template:Zh) is a county-level city of Hebei Province, North China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Shijiazhuang, capital of Hebei. Until November 1991, it was known as Jin County (Template:Zh).

Jinzhou is located in central Hebei province, Template:Convert east of Shijiazhuang. It covers an area of 619 square kilometers, and Template:Asof 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 of at least 2500 years. It was the hometown of Wei Zheng (Template:Lang), a well-known and well-respected historical figure and official of early Tang dynasty. It is also, according to the Chinese government, the "duck pear town" (Template:Lang).

Administrative divisions

There are 9 towns and 1 township:<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

• Jinzhou (Template:Lang)
• Zongshizhuang (Template:Lang)
• Yingli (Template:Lang)
• Taoyuan (Template:Lang)
• Dongzhuosu (Template:Lang)
• Mayu (Template:Lang)
• Xiaoqiao (Template:Lang)
• Huaishu (Template:Lang)
• Donglizhuang (Template:Lang)
• Zhoujiazhuang Township (Template:Lang)

Transport

• G1811 Huanghua–Shijiazhuang Expressway
• China National Highway 307
• Shijiazhuang–Dezhou Railroad

External links

• 晋州市人民政府 (Jinzhou Municipal Government) Template:Webarchive (in Simplified Chinese)
• 晋州招商网 (Jinzhou Trade Website) (in Simplified Chinese)