Chi Prefecture

Chi Prefecture
Simplified Chinese
Hanyu PinyinChí Zhōu

Population
 • 1100s206,932[1]
History
 • Created
 • Abolished1277 (Yuan dynasty)
 • Succeeded byChizhou Circuit
Contained within
 • Circuit

Chizhou or Chi Prefecture was a zhou (prefecture) in imperial China, centering on modern Chizhou, Anhui, China. It existed (intermittently) from 621 until 1277.

The modern prefectural-level city Chizhou, created in 2000, retains its name.