title: Hao Prefecture
text: # Hao Prefecture
  
  Haozhou or Hao Prefecture (濠州) was a zhou (prefecture) in imperial China centering on modern Fengyang County, Anhui, China. It existed (intermittently) from 582 to 1367.
  
  ## Geography
  
  The administrative region of Haozhou in the Tang dynasty is in modern Anhui. It probably includes parts of modern:
  
  * Under the administration of Chuzhou:
     * Fengyang County
     * Mingguang
     * Dingyuan County
  * Under the administration of Bengbu:
     * Bengbu
  