title: Bà Prefecture
text: # Bà Prefecture
  
  Bazhou or Ba Prefecture (霸州) was a zhou (prefecture) in imperial China in modern Bazhou City, Hebei, China. It existed (intermittently) from 959 to 1913.
  
  The modern city of Bazhou, created in 1990, retains its name.
  
  ## Geography
  
  The administrative region of Ba Prefecture in Later Zhou is in modern Langfang, Hebei on its western border with Tianjin. It probably includes parts of modern:
  
  * Bazhou City
  * Wen'an County
  * Dacheng County
  