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Hai Prefecture 
Summary
Haizhou or Hai Prefecture (海州) was a zhou (prefecture) in imperial China seated in modern Lianyungang, Jiangsu, China. It existed (intermittently) from 549 to 1912.
During the Yuan dynasty it was briefly named Haizhou Route (海州路).
The modern Haizhou District in Lianyungang City retains its name.
Geography edit
The administrative region of Haizhou in the Tang dynasty is in modern Jiangsu. It probably includes parts of modern:
- Under the administration of Lianyungang:
- Lianyungang
- Donghai County
- Guanyun County
- Under the administration of Suqian:
References edit
- Shi Weile, ed. (2005). Zhongguo Lishi Diming Da Cidian (中国历史地名大词典) [Large Dictionary of Chinese Historical Place Names] (in Chinese). China Social Sciences Press. pp. 2214–2215. ISBN 7-5004-4929-1.