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Shijiazhuang
Prefecture-level city in Hebei, China / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Shijiazhuang[lower-alpha 1] is the capital and most populous city of China's Hebei Province.[4] A prefecture-level city about 266 kilometres (165 mi) southwest of Beijing,[5] it administers eight districts, three county-level cities and eleven counties.
Shijiazhuang
石家庄市 Shihkiachwang, Shimen | |
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Clockwise from the top: skyline of Shijiazhuang, Tomb of Zhongshan State, Shanmen and Pagoda of Linji Temple, Hebei Provincial Museum, Zhengding Ancient Wall, Anji Bridge, Shijiazhuang TV Tower | |
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![]() Location of Shijiazhuang City jurisdiction in Hebei | |
Coordinates (Hebei People's Government): 38°02′33″N 114°30′36″E | |
Country | China |
Province | Hebei |
Settled | 204 B.C. (Changshan Commandery) |
Established | June 24, 1925 |
Municipal seat | Chang'an District |
Government | |
• Type | Prefecture-level city |
• Body | Shijiazhuang Municipal People's Congress |
• CCP Secretary | Zhang Chaochao |
• Congress Chairman | Li Xuerong |
• Mayor | Ma Yujun |
• CPPCC Chairman | Zhang Ye |
Area | |
• Prefecture-level city | 14,072 km2 (5,433 sq mi) |
• Urban | 2,256.6 km2 (871.3 sq mi) |
• Metro | 2,664.2 km2 (1,028.7 sq mi) |
Elevation | 83 m (272 ft) |
Population (2020 census)[1] | |
• Prefecture-level city | 11,235,086 |
• Density | 800/km2 (2,100/sq mi) |
• Urban | 5,758,403 |
• Urban density | 2,600/km2 (6,600/sq mi) |
• Metro | 6,230,709 |
• Metro density | 2,300/km2 (6,100/sq mi) |
Demonym(s) | Shijiazhuangnese, Villager (colloq.) |
GDP[2] | |
• Prefecture-level city | CN¥ 710 billion US$ 84.2 billion |
• Per capita | CN¥ 52,859 US$ 7,664 |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Postal code | 050000 |
ISO 3166 code | CN-HE-01 |
Licence plate prefixes | 冀A |
City Flower | Rosa Chinensis |
City Tree | Styphnolobium |
GaWC World City level classification | Sufficiency |
Rapid transit | ![]() |
Website | www.SJZ.gov.cn |
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![]() "Shijiazhuang" in Simplified (top) and Traditional (bottom) Chinese characters | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 石家庄 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 石家莊 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Postal | Shihkiachwang | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Literal meaning | "Shi Family Village" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Shimen | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 石门 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 石門 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Literal meaning | "Shi family's village and Xiumen village Portfolio" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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At the 2020 census, the city had a population of 11,235,086, with 6,230,709 in the built-up area comprising all urban districts except Jingxing District and Zhengding County, the twelfth largest in mainland China.[6]
Shijiazhuang experienced dramatic growth after the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949. The population of the metropolitan area has more than quadrupled in thirty years as a result of industrialization and infrastructural developments.[7] From 2008 to 2011, Shijiazhuang implemented a three-year plan, resulting in an increase of green areas and new buildings and roads. A railway station, airport and subway system have been opened.[8]
Shijiazhuang is east of the Taihang Mountains, a mountain range extending over 400 km (250 mi) from north to south with an average elevation of 1,500 to 2,000 m (4,900 to 6,600 ft).