Yanhewan (), is a town in

Ansai District Ansai () is a district of the city of Yan'an, Shaanxi province, China. It has a total area of and a population of 172,900 people. Part of the Loess Plateau, the district has an average elevation of . Its postal code is 717400, and its Serial Num ...

, Yan'an, Shaanxi,

China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...

. The town spans an area of . According to the

2010 Chinese Census The 2010 Chinese census, officially the Sixth National Population Census of the People's Republic of China (中華人民共和國第六次全國人口普查), was conducted by the National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China wi ...

, Yanhewan has a population of 14,499.

History

Dynastic China

In the early 7th century, during the Tang dynasty, the urban center of Jinming County () was located in present-day Diezigou Village in Yanhewan. During the Song dynasty, Ansai Fort () was built in the ancient city of Ansai, located in present-day Yanhewan.

Second United Front

On September 12, 1937, according to an order from the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Border Region Government, Ansai County, which governed the region including Yanhewan, was re-organized into 7 districts governing 42 townships. One such district was Yanhewan, which governed six townships, including the eponymous Yanhewan township.

People's Republic of China

In March 1956, Ansai County's districts were re-organized, and Yanhewan District was abolished, replaced with the directly administered township of Yanhewan. In September 1958, Yanhewan became a

people's commune The people's commune () was the highest of three administrative levels in rural areas of the People's Republic of China during the period from 1958 to 1983, until they were replaced by townships. Communes, the largest collective units, were div ...

, and was renamed to Hongqi (). In September 1961, Ansai County was re-established, and Yanhewan was placed under its jurisdiction. In December 1983, the people's communes were abolished, and Yanhewan was established as a town.

Administrative divisions

Yanhewan administers the following 15 administrative villages: * Yanhewan Village () * Majiagou Village () * Diezigou Village () * Baijiagou Village () * Lijiawan Village () * Fangjiahe Village () * Zhaiziwan Village () * Yanjiawan Village () * Hougoumen Village () * Yunping Village () * Chafang Village () * Liudang Village () * Bianqiang Village () * Jiajiawa Village () * Gaojiamao Village ()

Demographics

According to the

, Yanhewan had a population of 14,499 in 2010. This is down slightly from the 15,245 recorded in the

2000 Chinese Census The 2000 Chinese census, officially the Fifth National Population Census of the People's Republic of China (), was conducted by the government of the People's Republic of China with 1 November 2000 as its zero hour. The total population was calcula ...

. As of 2018, Yanhewan has a hukou population of 20,236.

Transportation

The G65 Baotou–Maoming Expressway passes through Yanhewan, and it forms a junction with the terminus of the Yanwu Expressway in Yanhewan.

References

{{Reflist Coordinates on Wikidata Yan'an Township-level divisions of Shaanxi