Jinzhou is a prefecture-level city of Liaoning Province, China. It is a geographically strategic city located in the "Liaoxi Corridor," which connects land transportation between North China and Northeast China. Jinzhou is China's northernmost seaport and the coastal economic center of West Liaoning on the north-western shore of the Bohai Sea. The total area under the jurisdiction of Jinzhou is 10,111 sq km, most of which is rural, encompassing a coastline of 97.7 km. It is one of the biggest cities in Liaoning with a population of 3,126,463 at the 2010 census whom 880,706 in the built up area made of 3 urban districts.