Jinzhou

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Prefecture-level city in Liaoning, People's Republic of China

Jinzhou 锦州市 Chinchow
Prefecture-level city
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 / 41.129; 121.148
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Liaoning
Districts and Counties	List Taihe District Guta District Linghe District Linghai City Beizhen City Heishan County Yi County
Government
• CPC Party Secretary	Liu Zhiqiang (刘志强)
• Mayor	Wang Wenquan (王文权)
Area <
• Prefecture-level city	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]
• Prefecture-level city	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.jz.gov.cn

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.