| Hua Prefecture (化州) | |
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| Population | |
| • 1070s or 1080s | Unknown, 9,373 households[1] |
| History | |
| • Preceded by | Bian Prefecture (辯州) |
| • Created | 980 (Song dynasty) |
| • Abolished | 1912 (R.O. China) |
| • Succeeded by | Hua County, Guangdong |
| Contained within | |
| • Circuit | |
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| Chinese | 化州 | ||||||
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Huazhou or Hua Prefecture was a zhou (prefecture) in imperial China in modern southwestern Guangdong, China. It existed from 980 to 1912.[2]
The modern county-level city Huazhou, Guangdong retains its name.