Laishui County

Laishui County (simplified Chinese: 涞水县; traditional Chinese: 淶水縣; pinyin: Láishuǐ Xiàn) is a county in central Hebei province, China, bordering the Municipality of Beijing to the north and in the basin of the Juma River. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Baoding and contains its northernmost point; it has a population of 315,753 in 2020^[1] residing in an area of 1,666 km² (643 sq mi). It is served by China National Highway 112 and G5 Beijing–Kunming Expressway.

Laishui County 涞水县
County
Laishui in Baoding
Baoding in Hebei
Coordinates: 39°23′38″N 115°42′50″E
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Hebei
Prefecture-level city	Baoding
County seat	Laishui Town (涞水镇)
Area [citation needed]
• Total	1,666 km2 (643 sq mi)
Elevation	42 m (138 ft)
Population  (2020 census)
• Total	315,753
• Density	190/km2 (490/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code	074100

Administrative divisions

There are 7 towns, 7 townships, and 1 ethnic township under the county's administration.^[2]

Towns:

• Laishui (涞水镇), Yi'an (义安镇), Shiting (石亭镇), Zhaogezhuang (赵各庄镇), Yongyang (永阳镇), Sanpo (三坡镇), Jiulong (九龙镇)

Townships:

• Longmen Township (龙门乡), Qizhongkou Township (其中口乡), Songgezhuang Township (宋各庄乡), Hujiazhuang Township (胡家庄乡), Mingyi Township (明义乡), Wangcun Township (王村乡), Dongwenshan Township (东文山乡), Loucun Manchu Ethnic Township (娄村满族乡)