title: Zhuo Prefecture
text: # Zhuo Prefecture
  
  Zhuozhou or Zhuo Prefecture (Chinese: 涿州) was a zhou (prefecture) in imperial China in modern Zhuozhou, Hebei, China. It existed (intermittently) from 769 to 1913. It was one of the Sixteen Prefectures.
  
  The modern city of Zhuozhou, created in 1986, retains its name.
  
  ## Geography
  
  The administrative region of Zhuo Prefecture in Later Zhou is in modern central Hebei. It probably includes parts of modern:
  
  * Under the administration of Baoding:
     * Zhuozhou
     * Xiong County
  * Under the administration of Langfang:
     * Gu'an County
  