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Shijiazhuang

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Shijiazhuang

Total population

10,163,788

Air quality index

52Moderate
Elevation1335 m
Coordinates38.58°, 112.02°

Demographic figures from National Bureau of Statistics of China. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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City facts

Overview

Shijiazhuang is the capital and most populous city of China's Hebei Province, located 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.

History & geography

Geography

Latitude
38.5754
Longitude
112.0159
Water area
—
View on OpenStreetMap

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Moderate
52
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
15.5
PM10 (µg/m³)
22.5
Ozone (µg/m³)
131
NO₂ (µg/m³)
2.4

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
22
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Ophiogomphus spinicornis Selys, 1878
    Ophiogomphus spinicornis Selys, 1878 · Insecta
    1
  • Hover Fly
    Eristalis arbustorum (Linnaeus, 1758) · Insecta
    1
  • Red-bellied Jumping Spider
    Philaeus chrysops (Poda, 1761) · Arachnida
    1
  • Black Woodpecker
    Dryocopus martius (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    1
  • Black Stork
    Ciconia nigra (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    1
  • Snowy-browed Nuthatch
    Sitta villosa J.Verreaux, 1865 · Aves
    1
  • Large-billed Leaf Warbler
    Phylloscopus magnirostris Blyth, 1843 · Aves
    1
  • Plain Laughingthrush
    Garrulax davidi (Swinhoe, 1868) · Aves
    1

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
6
Largest magnitude
4.7
Largest event
2010-06-05

Most recent

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

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Geography & sun

Elevation
4,380 ft (1335 m)
Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
4.38
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,597

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
2
Avg daily Wikipedia views
0
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Shijiazhuang

Zhending Xian zhi xiao zhu
Yingzhong Zhou · 1992

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

common silverweed
common silverweed
Argentina anserina
Seen 2025-05-02
Gentiana squarrosa
Gentiana squarrosa
Gentiana squarrosa
Seen 2025-05-02
Ophiogomphus spinicornis
Ophiogomphus spinicornis
Ophiogomphus spinicornis
Seen 2024-06-23
shrubby cinquefoil
shrubby cinquefoil
Dasiphora fruticosa
Seen 2024-06-22
Eurasian Drone Fly
Eurasian Drone Fly
Eristalis arbustorum
Seen 2024-06-22
European Mantis
European Mantis
Mantis religiosa
Seen 2023-08-17

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Events

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Shijiazhuang, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

ISS042-E-229360 - View of Earth — Shijiazhuang, China1.9 miISS042-E-229361 - View of Earth — Shijiazhuang, China4.8 miISS027-E-16353 - View of Earth — Shijiazhuang, China5.3 miISS027-E-16354 - View of Earth — Shijiazhuang, China5.3 mi

Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.

Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • Wikimedia Commons
  • • Wikidata
  • • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • iNaturalist
  • • Open-Elevation
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API
  • • Open Library