'Jin Prefecture') is a county-level city of Hebei Province, North China.

Jinzhou is located in central Hebei province, 50 kilometres (31 mi) east of Shijiazhuang.

It covers an area of 619 square kilometers, and as of 2010[update] census, has a population of about 537,700.

It was the hometown of Wei Zheng (魏征), a well-known and well-respected historical figure and official of early Tang dynasty.

It is also, according to the Chinese government, the "duck pear town" (鸭梨之乡).