title: Bā Prefecture
text: # Bā Prefecture
  
  Bazhou or Ba Prefecture (巴州) was a zhou (prefecture) in imperial China in modern Bazhong, Sichuan, China. It existed (intermittently) from 514 to 1913.
  
  Bazhou District in Bazhong retains its name.
  
  ## Geography
  
  The administrative region of Ba Prefecture in the Tang dynasty is in modern Bazhong in northeastern Sichuan. It probably includes parts of modern:
  
  * Bazhou District
  * Pingchang County
  