Bo Prefecture (Shandong)
# Bo Prefecture (Shandong)

Bozhou or Bo Prefecture (Chinese: 博州) was a zhou (prefecture) in imperial China, centering on modern Liaocheng, Shandong, China. It existed (intermittently) from 596 until 1267.

## Geography

The administrative region of Bo Prefecture in the Tang dynasty is in Liaocheng modern western Shandong. It probably includes parts of modern:

* Liaocheng
* Chiping County
* Gaotang County

## Population

In the early 1100s during the Song dynasty, there were 46,492 households and 91,333 people.

