title: Huang Prefecture
text: # Huang Prefecture
  
  Huangzhou or Huang Prefecture was a zhou (prefecture) in imperial China, centering on modern Huangzhou District, Huanggang, Hubei, China. It existed (intermittently) from 585 until 1279.
  
  The modern district, created in 1996 (although it also existed between 1984 and 1987 under the administration of Ezhou), retains its name.
  
  ## Geography
  
  The administrative region of Huang Prefecture in the Tang dynasty was in modern eastern Hubei. It probably includes parts of modern:
  
  * Under the administration of Huanggang:
     * Huangzhou District
  * Under the administration of Wuhan:
     * Xinzhou District
  