Bazhou (Chinese: 霸州; pinyin: Bàzhōu), formerly Ba County, is a county-level city in Hebei province, China. It is under the jurisdiction of Langfang prefecture-level city. As of 2002, it had a population of over 132,000.
Bazhou 霸州市 | |
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  Bazhou Location in Hebei | |
| Coordinates: 39°08′N 116°23′E / 39.133°N 116.383°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Hebei |
| Prefecture-level city | Langfang |
| Area | |
| • County-level city | 784.0 km2 (302.7 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 79.00 km2 (30.50 sq mi) |
| Population (2017) | |
| • County-level city | 776,000 |
| • Urban | 165,400 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Administrative divisions
Towns:[2]
- Bazhou Town (霸州镇), Nanmeng (南孟镇), Xin'an (信安镇), Tang'erli (堂二里镇), Jianchapu (煎茶铺镇), Shengfang (胜芳镇), Yangfengang (杨芬港镇)
Townships:
- Chaheji Township (岔河集乡), Kangxianzhuang Township (康仙庄乡), Dongyangzhuang Township (东杨庄乡), Wangzhuangzi Township (王庄子乡), Dongduan Township (东段乡)
Climate
| Climate data for Bazhou (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 14.5 (58.1) | 21.1 (70.0) | 30.7 (87.3) | 33.8 (92.8) | 39.1 (102.4) | 40.8 (105.4) | 41.1 (106.0) | 37.9 (100.2) | 35.4 (95.7) | 31.0 (87.8) | 22.2 (72.0) | 14.7 (58.5) | 41.1 (106.0) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 2.2 (36.0) | 6.4 (43.5) | 13.6 (56.5) | 21.6 (70.9) | 27.7 (81.9) | 31.5 (88.7) | 32.1 (89.8) | 30.7 (87.3) | 26.8 (80.2) | 19.9 (67.8) | 10.5 (50.9) | 3.7 (38.7) | 18.9 (66.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −3.7 (25.3) | 0.1 (32.2) | 7.2 (45.0) | 15.0 (59.0) | 21.3 (70.3) | 25.5 (77.9) | 27.2 (81.0) | 25.8 (78.4) | 20.8 (69.4) | 13.4 (56.1) | 4.7 (40.5) | −2.0 (28.4) | 12.9 (55.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −8.3 (17.1) | −4.9 (23.2) | 1.6 (34.9) | 8.9 (48.0) | 15.0 (59.0) | 20.0 (68.0) | 22.9 (73.2) | 21.7 (71.1) | 16.0 (60.8) | 8.3 (46.9) | 0.1 (32.2) | −6.2 (20.8) | 7.9 (46.3) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −19.9 (−3.8) | −17.5 (0.5) | −10.7 (12.7) | −2.0 (28.4) | 3.7 (38.7) | 8.9 (48.0) | 16.0 (60.8) | 11.9 (53.4) | 4.5 (40.1) | −4.3 (24.3) | −11.0 (12.2) | −19.8 (−3.6) | −19.9 (−3.8) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 2.0 (0.08) | 5.3 (0.21) | 6.5 (0.26) | 19.6 (0.77) | 28.9 (1.14) | 70.8 (2.79) | 155.7 (6.13) | 107.0 (4.21) | 52.6 (2.07) | 26.0 (1.02) | 13.0 (0.51) | 1.8 (0.07) | 489.2 (19.26) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 1.4 | 1.9 | 2.8 | 4.2 | 5.6 | 8.2 | 11.1 | 9.2 | 6.3 | 4.6 | 3.1 | 1.3 | 59.7 |
| Average snowy days | 2.0 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 8.6 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 54 | 50 | 46 | 48 | 51 | 60 | 73 | 76 | 70 | 65 | 63 | 58 | 60 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 161.6 | 167.1 | 219.1 | 238.3 | 268.3 | 221.9 | 195.4 | 202.9 | 202.9 | 188.5 | 151.2 | 151.4 | 2,368.6 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 53 | 55 | 59 | 60 | 60 | 50 | 44 | 48 | 55 | 55 | 51 | 52 | 54 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4] | |||||||||||||
Transportation
There are three railway stations in Bazhou. Bazhou railway station is the oldest and is an intermediate stop on the Beijing–Kowloon railway and the western terminus of the Tianjin–Bazhou railway. Bazhou West railway station is an intermediate stop on the Tianjin–Baoding intercity railway. Bazhou North railway station is an intermediate stop on the Beijing–Xiong'an intercity railway.