Yaodu 尧都区 | |
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  Yaodu Location in Shanxi | |
| Coordinates (Yaodu District government):36°04′43″N111°34′46″E / 36.0786°N 111.5794°E /36.0786; 111.5794 | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Shanxi |
| Prefecture-level city | Linfen |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,307 km2 (505 sq mi) |
| Population (2010) | 944,050 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 041000 |
| Website | http://yaodu.linfen.gov.cn/ |
Yaodu District (simplified Chinese:尧都区;traditional Chinese:堯都區;pinyin:Yáodū Qū) is adistrict of the city ofLinfen,Shanxi Province, China.[1][2] Yaodu spans 1,307 square kilometers in area, and has a population of 944,050 as of 2010.[3][4] The district serves at the administrative center for Linfen.[1]
TheLüliang Mountains run through the western portion of the district, and theFen River runs through the center of the district.[3]
The area was established as Pingyang County (平阳县;平陽縣) in 514 BCE during theJin State.[4] Pingyang County remained in effect untilWang Mang changed the area's name to Xiangping (香平).[4] In 247 CE, Pingyang County was re-established, and remained in effect until 481 CE.[4] Six years later, in 487 CE, the county was re-established, but would intermittently be abolished and re-established until 1116.[4]
In 1116, Pingyang Fu (平阳府;平陽府) was established.[4] Pingyang Fu was revoked in 1220, but would be re-established in 1368 with the establishment of theMing Dynasty.[4]
During theRepublic of China, the county'sCircuit andFu were dissolved, and the area was administered by the province.[4]
Linfen was first established in 1948 as acounty-level division, which it remained until November 1, 2000.[4] Upon the promotion of Linfen to aprefecture-level division, Yaodu District was established as the county-level administrative center of the city.[4]
Yaodu is divided into 10subdistricts, 10towns, and 6townships.[5] These divisions are then divided into 57 residential communities and 372 administrative villages.[4] The districts administrative offices are located inTieludong Subdistrict [zh].[3]
The district's 10 subdistricts areJiefang Road Subdistrict,Gulou West Street Subdistrict [zh],Shuita Street Subdistrict [zh],Nanjie Subdistrict [zh],Xiangxian Street Subdistrict [zh],Xinsi Street Subdistrict [zh],Tieludong Subdistrict [zh],Chezhan Street Subdistrict [zh],Fenhe Subdistrict [zh], andBinhe Subdistrict [zh].[5]
The district's 10 towns areTunli [zh],Qiaoli [zh],Dayang [zh],Xiandi [zh],Liucun [zh],Jindian [zh],Wucun [zh],Tumen [zh],Weicun [zh], andYaomiao [zh].[5]
The district's 6 townships areDuandian Township [zh],Jiade Township [zh],Hejiazhuang Township [zh],Yipingyuan Township [zh],Zhentou Township [zh], andHedi Township [zh].[5]