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Shijiazhuang
石家庄市
Location of Shijiazhuang City jurisdiction in Hebei
Location of Shijiazhuang City jurisdiction in Hebei
CountryChina
ProvinceHebei
Municipal seatChang'an District
Government
 • Party SecretarySun Ruibin (孙瑞彬)
 • MayorWang Liang (王亮)
Area
 • Prefecture-level city15,848 km2 (6,119 sq mi)
 • Urban
15,848 km2 (6,119 sq mi)
 • Metro
2,241.81 km2 (865.57 sq mi)
Elevation
83 m (272 ft)
Population
 (2015)
 • Prefecture-level city10,701,600
 • Density680/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
 • Urban
4,303,700
 • Urban density270/km2 (700/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
050000
City FlowerRosa Chinensis
City TreeStyphnolobium
Websitewww.sjz.gov.cn

Shijiazhuang (石家庄) is a city in China. It is the capital of Hebei province.

The city is at the edge of the North China Plain. It is about 263 kilometres (163 mi) southwest of Beijing.