Bazhong

Bazhong 巴中州 Bāzhōng zhōu
State
Flag
Map of Monsilva with Bazhong highlighted
Country	Monsilva
State status	3 June 1983
Capital	Waiping (外坪)
Government
• Body	Bazhong State Government
• State Minister	Yu Mei (FDP)
Population  (July 2022)
• Total	2,307,169
Time zone	AMT-12 (Monsilvan Standard Time, MST)
ISO 3166 code	MS-BAZ
GRP (M¥)	M¥456 billion
Major airports	Waiping City Airport (WPY)
Transit System(s)	MRA Waiping Tram (Waiping only)
Police	Bazhong State Police
Ambulance	Bazhong State Ambulance
Fire	Bazhong Fire Service

Bazhong (Monsilvan: 巴中州; Pinyin: Bāzhōng zhōu), is a state of the Monsilvan Republic. The state has around 2.3 million people, with 63% of them living in the state's capital, Waiping. It is located in central Monsilva, sitting north of Amking, south of Xiaogu and east of Weishi and Xishanjia. Bazhong is has a warm climate and has good soil quality, encouraging increased urbanization along its coastline in the east, and agriculture land dominating the west of the state. The state of Bazhong is governed by the Bazhong State Government, with Yu Mei of the Freedom and Democracy Party being the current state minister. The state is divided into 3 districts, 12 counties and 39 municipalities and is equally represented by 3 Senators in the Senate and 12 members in the Legislative Assembly. The Bazhong State Parliament consists of 39 seats, and is currently lead by the Freedom and Democracy Party, with the RNP/PNP coalition leading the opposition.

Bazhong is Monsilva's 8th most populous state, and has the 5th highest urbanization of all the states, which is unsually high for a state with a state which a much lower population. In terms of industry, rural Bazhong leads Monsilva in cow-related products, including leather, milk and meat. In urban Bazhong, the capital Waiping is a common tourist destination for tourists wanting Monsilvan seaside culture, without the crowds and usual city noise pollution one might find in Amking or Luhai. Menggu is Bazhong's only city other than the capital and has a population of just over 580k people. Menggu is isolated from the rest of Bazhong by towering hills, which has made an obvious contrast in culture between it and the rest of the state. Bazhong has a nominal GRP of around ₵76 billion, giving it a GRP per capita of ₵32,749.

Bazhong is connected by the Monsilvan Railways Administration, which provides services throughout the state. Waiping, as well as having the MRA, is also served by the Waiping Tram System. Bazhong has one international airport: Waiping City Airport. A high-speed rail running from cities in north, west and southern Monsilva runs through Bazhong and stops at Waiping Main Station. Public transport is not as common in Bazhong as it is in many other states, so highways and country roads running through the state can get busy.

Toponymy

See also: Pinyin

Demography

Population of Bazhong by country of birth

Country of Birth		Population	Percent
Monsilva		0	0.0
Non-Monsilvan		0	0.0
	Fujikuni	0	0
	Baltanla	0	0
	Akvarelusus	0	0
	Zloveshchiy	0	0
	Others	0	0
Total		11,535,841	100.0

Religion

Religious composition in Bazhong according to 2022 Census

  Monsilvan folk religion (including Confucianism and Taoism) (0%)

  Buddhism (0%)

  Unaffiliated (0%)

  Other (including Christianity and Islam) (0%)

See Also

• Outline of Monsilva
• Administrative divisions of Monsilva