City Details: Shijiazhuang
A few alternate names for Shijiazhuang are: Chen-t'ou, Chen-t’ou, Chentow, Chioh-ka-chng-chhi, Chio̍h-ka-chng-chhī, S'-tia-cuang, SJW, Shiczjachzhuan, Shih-chia-chuang, Shih-chia-chuang-shih
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.
General Information
- Official Name: People's Republic of China
- Common Name: China
- Population: 3938513
- Timezone: Asia/Shanghai
- Coordinates: 38.04139, 114.47861
- Country Code: CHN
- Continent: Asia
Closest Airports to Shijiazhuang
- 1. Shijiazhuang Daguocun International Airport (SJW), distance from city center: 32.75 km
- 2. Xinzhou Wutaishan Airport (WUT), distance from city center: 145.47 km
- 3. Taiyuan Wusu Airport (TYN), distance from city center: 165.66 km
Location of Shijiazhuang
Country Details
- Country: China
- Official Name: People's Republic of China
- Capital: Beijing
- Region: Asia
- Subregion: Eastern Asia
- Population: 1,402,112,000
- Area: 9,706,961 km²
- Languages: Chinese
- Currency: Chinese yuan (¥)
- Timezones: UTC+08:00
- Flag:
Has borders with:
- Afghanistan
- Bhutan
- Myanmar
- Hong Kong
- India
- Kazakhstan
- Nepal
- Korea (North)
- Kyrgyzstan
- Lao People's Democratic Republic
- Macao
- Mongolia
- Pakistan
- Russian Federation
- Tajikistan
- Viet Nam
Holidays in Shijiazhuang, People's Republic of China
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- 端午节 - 2026-06-19
- 中秋节 - 2026-09-25
- 国庆节 - 2026-10-01
Museums in Shijiazhuang, People's Republic of China
河北博物院
4号 东大街, Guang'an Subdistrict, 050021 Hebei, China
Coordinates: 38.0401° N, 114.5167° E
石家庄国际博览中心
东大街, Guang'an Subdistrict, 050021 Hebei, China
Coordinates: 38.0407° N, 114.5191° E
石家庄解放纪念馆
解放广场, Zhongshan Subdistrict, 050051 Hebei, China
Coordinates: 38.0410° N, 114.4839° E
石家庄人民警察博物馆
建胜路, Penghou Subdistrict, 050011 Hebei, China
Coordinates: 38.0197° N, 114.4875° E
石家庄市博物馆
建设北大街, Qingyuan Subdistrict, 050000 Hebei, China
Coordinates: 38.0453° N, 114.5066° E