| Hua Prefecture (滑州) | |
| Map: | 260px |
| Start: | 596 (Sui dynasty) |
| End: | 1374 (Ming dynasty) |
| Populationfirst: | 422,790 |
| Populationfirstyear: | 740s or 750s |
| Populationsecond: | 81,988 |
| Populationsecondyear: | 1100s |
| Membership Title1: | Circuit |
Huazhou or Hua Prefecture was a zhou (prefecture) in imperial China seated in modern Hua County, Henan, China. It existed (intermittently) from 596 to 1374. Through history it was also known by other names, including Yan Prefecture (606–607), Dong Commandery (607–618) and Lingchang Commandery (742–758).
During the Song dynasty, Hua Prefecture administered the following counties (Chinese: 縣):