Botou should not be confused with Baotou.
| Botou | |
| Other Name: | Potow |
| Settlement Type: | County-level city |
| Pushpin Map: | China Hebei |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Hebei |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | People's Republic of China |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Hebei |
| Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture-level city |
| Subdivision Name2: | Cangzhou |
| Seat Type: | Municipal seat |
| Seat: | Bozhen (Chinese: 泊镇) |
| Area Total Km2: | 1007.0 |
| Area Urban Km2: | 22.00 |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Elevation M: | 28 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Total: | 638000 |
| Population As Of: | 2017 |
| Population Urban: | 171300 |
| Timezone: | China Standard |
| Utc Offset: | +8 |
| Coordinates: | 38.0833°N 151°W |
| Postal Code: | 062650 |
| Area Code: | 0317 |
Botou is a county-level city in Hebei province, People's Republic of China, under the jurisdiction of Cangzhou prefecture-level city.
Subdistricts: Jiefang Subdistrict (Chinese: 解放街道), Hedong Subdistrict (Chinese: 河东街道), Gulou Subdistrict (Chinese: 古楼街道)
Towns: Bozhen (Chinese: 泊镇), Jiaohe (Chinese: 交河镇), Qiqiao (Chinese: 齐桥镇), Simencun (Chinese: 寺门村镇), Haocun (Chinese: 郝村镇), Fuzhen (Chinese: 富镇镇), Wenmiao (Chinese: 文庙镇), Waliwang (Chinese: 洼里王镇)
Townships: Wangwuzhuang Township (Chinese: 王武庄乡), Yingzi Township (Chinese: 营子乡), Siying Township (Chinese: 四营乡), Xixindian Township (Chinese: 西辛店乡)