Dingzhou (Chinese: 定州; pinyin: Dìngzhōu, formerly Ding County (simplified Chinese: 定县; traditional Chinese: 定縣; pinyin: Dìng Xiàn Chinese Postal Map Romanization: Ting Hsien) is a county-level city in the southwest of Hebei province, People's Republic of China. Dingzhou is administered under Baoding City, about halfway between Baoding and Shijiazhuang and had population of 1,200,000 in 2009. Dingzhou has 3 subdistricts, 13 towns, 8 townships, and 1 autonomous township. Dingzhou is 196 kilometres (122 mi) southwest of Beijing, 68 kilometres (42 mi) northeast of Shijiazhuang.