Shijiazhuang
Shijiazhuang
石家庄市 Shihkiachwang, Shimen | |
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Skyline of Shijiazhuang from Xinbai Plaza Zhuangli Commercial Street | |
Location of Shijiazhuang City jurisdiction in Hebei | |
| Coordinates (Hebei People's Government): 38°02′33″N 114°30′36″E / 38.04250°N 114.51000°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 | |
| 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) | |
| 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 | |
| • Prefecture-level city | CN¥ 820 billion US$ 115 billion |
| • Per capita | CN¥ 73,016 US$ 10,253 |
| 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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Shijiazhuang is the capital and most populous city of China's Hebei Province. A prefecture-level city 266 kilometres (165 mi) southwest of Beijing, it administers eight districts, three county-level cities and eleven counties, and is east of the Taihang Mountains, which extend 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).
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.
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. 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.