Jinzhou, a prefecture-level city under the jurisdiction of Liaoning Province, is located in the eastern part of the Eurasian continent, in northeast China, southwest Liaoning, on the north coast of the Bohai Sea, and in the eastern part of the Liaosi Corridor, with rolling mountain ranges in its territory, and a terrain characterized by a high northwestern and a low southeastern, warm-temperate semi-humid climate. As of the end of 2022, Jinzhou City has 3 districts and 2 counties under its jurisdiction, and 2 county-level cities under its administration, with a total area of 10,301 square kilometers.At the end of 2023, the resident population of Jinzhou City was 2,631,000 people, which is a decrease of 0.7 million people, or 0.27%, compared to the same period of the previous year.
Jinzhou City is the central city of western Liaoning, an important industrial city in Liaoning and a transportation hub in Northeast China, as well as an important port city in the Liaoning coastal economic zone, with a history of more than 2,000 years, first named in the Liao Dynasty, and then in 1949, after the liberation of the Northeast China, LiaoXi Province was established, and Jinzhou City was the capital of LiaoXi Province, which has become a regional center of politics, economy, and culture. Jinzhou city has formed a three-dimensional transportation network of airports, seaports, railroads, highways and oil and gas pipelines, and is the distribution center and trade center of western Liaoning, as well as Asia's largest grape planting and fresh storage base. Jinzhou Port is an important national energy launching port and an important regional hub port.
The city's gross regional product in 2023 was 125.34 billion yuan, up 5.4% year-on-year at comparable prices. Among them, the added value of primary industry is 22.80 billion yuan, up 5.0%; the added value of secondary industry is 33.33 billion yuan, up 7.3%; the added value of tertiary industry is 69.21 billion yuan, up 4.6%.