Guǎng Prefecture

Guǎngzhōu or Guǎng Prefecture was a zhou (prefecture) in imperial China in the Pearl River Delta. Its administrative area contained parts of modern Guangdong, as well as both modern Hong Kong and Macau. Between 601 and 607 it was known as Pan Prefecture, between 742 and 758 as Nanhai Commandery, and in the 10th century (before 971) as Xingwang Prefecture (as the capital of Southern Han).

Guǎng Prefecture (廣州)
  • Pan Prefecture (番州)
  • Nanhai Commandery (南海郡)
  • Xingwang Prefecture (興王府)
Population
  740s or 750s221,500
  1070s or 1080sUnknown, 143,261 households
Contained within
  Circuit
Guǎng Prefecture
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese广

The modern sub-provincial city Guangzhou, established in 1918, retains its name.

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