Dingzhou

Dingzhou
定州市
Dingzhou skyline seen from Shuohuang Railway
Dingzhou skyline seen from Shuohuang Railway
Location in Baoding
Location in Baoding
Dingzhou is located in Hebei
Dingzhou
Dingzhou
Location in Hebei
Coordinates: 38°30′58″N 114°59′24″E / 38.516°N 114.990°E / 38.516; 114.990
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceHebei
Prefecture-level cityBaoding
Area
 • County-level city1,283.7 km2 (495.6 sq mi)
 • Urban
53.00 km2 (20.46 sq mi)
Elevation
58 m (189 ft)
Population
 (2017)
 • County-level city1,249,000
 • Density970/km2 (2,500/sq mi)
 • Urban414,000
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
073000
Area code0312
License Plate Prefix冀F
Websitewww.dingzhou.gov.cn
Dingzhou
Chinese定州
PostalTingchow
Literal meaning[Seat of] Ding ("Orderly") Prefecture
Former names
Lunu
Traditional Chinese廬奴
Simplified Chinese庐奴
Boling
Chinese博陵
Dingxian
Traditional Chinese定縣
Simplified Chinese定县
PostalTingsien

Dingzhou, or Tingchow in Postal Map Romanization, and formerly called Ding County or Dingxian, is a county-level city in the prefecture-level city of Baoding, Hebei Province. As of 2009, Dingzhou had a population of 1.2 million. Dingzhou has 3 subdistricts, 13 towns, 8 townships, and 1 ethnic township.[2] Dingzhou is about halfway between Baoding and Shijiazhuang, 196 kilometers (122 mi) southwest of Beijing, and 68 kilometers (42 mi) northeast of Shijiazhuang.

  1. ^ a b Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, ed. (2019). China Urban Construction Statistical Yearbook 2017. Beijing: China Statistics Press. p. 46. Archived from the original on 18 June 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  2. ^ 定州市-行政区网

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