Hua Prefecture (Henan)

Hua Prefecture (滑州) Yan Prefecture (兗州) Dong Commandery (東郡) Lingchang Commandery (靈昌郡)
Population
• 740s or 750s	422,790[1]
• 1100s	81,988[2]
History
• Created	596 (Sui dynasty)
• Abolished	1374 (Ming dynasty)
Contained within
• Circuit	Tang dynasty: Henan Circuit Song dynasty: Jingxi Circuit Jingxi North Circuit

Huazhou or Hua Prefecture was a zhou (prefecture) in imperial China seated in modern Hua County, Henan, China. It existed (intermittently) from 596 to 1374.^[3] Through history it was also known by other names, including Yan Prefecture (606–607), Dong Commandery (607–618) and Lingchang Commandery (742–758).