Hongzhou or Hong Prefecture () was a '' zhou'' (prefecture) in modern

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China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. With population of China, a population exceeding 1.4 billion, it is the list of countries by population (United Nations), second-most populous country after ...

, seated in modern

Nanchang Nanchang is the capital of Jiangxi, China. Located in the north-central part of the province and in the hinterland of Poyang Lake Plain, it is bounded on the west by the Jiuling Mountains, and on the east by Poyang Lake. Because of its strate ...

. It existed (intermittently) from 589 to 1165.

Geography

The administrative region of Hongzhou in the

Tang dynasty The Tang dynasty (, ; zh, c=唐朝), or the Tang Empire, was an Dynasties of China, imperial dynasty of China that ruled from 618 to 907, with an Wu Zhou, interregnum between 690 and 705. It was preceded by the Sui dynasty and followed ...

falls within modern

. It probably includes parts of modern: * Under the administration of

: ** Nanchang:

Donghu District Donghu District () is one of 6 urban districts of the prefecture-level city of Nanchang, the capital of Jiangxi Province, China. The district was created in the Tang dynasty when a bridge was built across Nanchang's Taihu lake, dividing the area ...

, Xihu District,

Qingyunpu District Qingyunpu District (), is one of 6 urban districts of the prefecture-level city of Nanchang, the capital of Jiangxi Province, China. It covers over and as of 2004 had a population of . It is the location of Nanchang Qingyunpu Airport Nanchang Qi ...

, Wanli District and

Qingshanhu District Qingshanhu District (), is one of 6 urban districts of the prefecture-level city of Nanchang, the capital of Jiangxi Province, China. It covers over , and as of 2003 had a population of . Administrative divisions Qingshanhu is divided into 3 s ...

** Nanchang County **

Anyi County Anyi () is a county of Jiangxi Province, China, it is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Nanchang Nanchang is the capital of Jiangxi, China. Located in the north-central part of the province and in the hinterland of Po ...

** Xinjian County **

Jinxian County Jinxian County () is a county of Jiangxi Province, China, it is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Nanchang Nanchang is the capital of Jiangxi, China. Located in the north-central part of the province and in the hint ...

* Under the administration of

Jiujiang Jiujiang, formerly transliterated Kiukiang and Kew-Keang, is a prefecture-level city located on the southern shores of the Yangtze River in northwest Jiangxi Province in the People's Republic of China. It is the second-largest prefecture-level ...

: **

Yongxiu County Yongxiu () is a county under the administration of Jiujiang City in northern Jiangxi province, People's Republic of China, on the western shores of Poyang Lake. , the county has a total population of 361,000 residing in an area of . Bordering c ...

** Wuning County **

Xiushui County Xiushui County () is a county in the northwest of Jiangxi, Jiangxi Province, China, bordering the provinces of Hunan to the west and southwest and Hubei to the northwest. It is the westernmost county-level division of the prefecture-level city of ...

* Under the administration of Yichun: **

Tonggu County Tonggu County () is a county of Jiangxi province, People's Republic of China, bordering Hunan province to the west. It is under the jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city A prefecture-level city () or prefectural city is an administrativ ...

Wanzai County Wanzai County () is a county under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Yichun in the northwest of Jiangxi province, China, bordering Hunan province to the west. The name Wanzai literally means "10,000 years". It could also mean"10 ...

Shanggao County Shanggao County () is a county in the northwest of Jiangxi province, People's Republic of China. It is under the jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city of Yichun, Jiangxi, Yichun. Administrative divisions In the present, Shanggao County has 3 ...

Yifeng County Yifeng County () is a county in the northwest of Jiangxi province, People's Republic of China. It is under the jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city A prefecture-level city () or prefectural city is an administrative division of the Chi ...

Fengxin County Fengxin County () is a county in the northwest of Jiangxi province, People's Republic of China. It is under the jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city of Yichun. Administrative divisions In the present, Fengxin County has 10 towns and 3 towns ...

Jing'an County Jing'an County () is a county in the northwest of Jiangxi province, People's Republic of China. It is under the jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city A prefecture-level city () or prefectural city is an administrative division of the C ...

Gao'an Gao'an () is a county-level city in the northwest-central part of Jiangxi province, China. It is under the jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city of Yichun, and is located about 35 kilometers west from Nanchang, the provincial capital. It cov ...

** Fengcheng

References

* Prefectures of the Sui dynasty Prefectures of the Tang dynasty Prefectures of the Song dynasty Prefectures of Southern Tang Prefectures of Yang Wu Nanchang Former prefectures in Jiangxi {{China-hist-stub