Yaodu District () is a

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of the city of

Linfen Linfen is a prefecture-level city in the southwest of Shanxi province, China, bordering Shaanxi province to the west. It is situated along the banks of the Fen River. It has an area of and according to the 2020 Census, a population of 3,976, ...

Shanxi Province Shanxi (; ; formerly romanised as Shansi) is a landlocked province of the People's Republic of China and is part of the North China region. The capital and largest city of the province is Taiyuan, while its next most populated prefecture-level ...

, China. Yaodu spans 1,307 square kilometers in area, and has a population of 944,050 as of 2010. The district serves at the administrative center for Linfen.

Geography

The Lüliang Mountains run through the western portion of the district, and the Fen River runs through the center of the district.

History

The area was established as Pingyang County () in 514 BCE during the Jin State. Pingyang County remained in effect until

Wang Mang Wang Mang () (c. 45 – 6 October 23 CE), courtesy name Jujun (), was the founder and the only emperor of the short-lived Chinese Xin dynasty. He was originally an official and consort kin of the Han dynasty and later seized the th ...

changed the area's name to Xiangping (). In 247 CE, Pingyang County was re-established, and remained in effect until 481 CE. Six years later, in 487 CE, the county was re-established, but would intermittently be abolished and re-established until 1116. In 1116, Pingyang Fu () was established. Pingyang Fu was revoked in 1220, but would be re-established in 1368 with the establishment of the

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. During the

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, the county's Circuit and Fu were dissolved, and the area was administered by the province.

was first established in 1948 as a

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, which it remained until November 1, 2000. Upon the promotion of Linfen to a

prefecture-level division The administrative divisions of China have consisted of several levels since ancient times, due to China's large population and geographical area. The constitution of China provides for three levels of government. However in practice, there ...

, Yaodu District was established as the county-level administrative center of the city.

Administrative divisions

Yaodu is divided into 10 subdistricts, 10

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, and 6 townships. These divisions are then divided into 57 residential communities and 372 administrative villages. The districts administrative offices are located in .

Subdistricts

The district's 10 subdistricts are Jiefang Road Subdistrict, , , , , , , , , and .

Towns

The district's 10 towns are , , , , , , , , , and .

Townships

The district's 6 townships are , , , , , and .

References

{{authority control County-level divisions of Shanxi