Hua Prefecture (Henan)

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. Through history it was also known by other names, including Yan Prefecture (606–607), Dong Commandery (607–618) and Lingchang Commandery (742–758).

Counties
During the Song dynasty, Hua Prefecture administered the following counties (縣):
 * 1) Baima (白馬), roughly modern Hua County
 * 2) Weicheng (韋城), also roughly modern Hua County
 * 3) Zuocheng (胙城), Yanjin County