Zaoyuan Subdistrict, Yan'an
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Zaoyuan Subdistrict
枣园街道 | |
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  Zaoyuan Subdistrict | |
| Coordinates: 36°37′34″N 109°25′17″E / 36.62611°N 109.42139°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Shaanxi |
| Prefecture-level city | Yan'an |
| District | Baota District |
| Population (2010)[1] | |
• Total | 15,835 |
Zaoyuan Subdistrict (simplified Chinese: 枣园街道; traditional Chinese: 棗園街道; pinyin: Zǎoyuán Jiēdào; lit. 'jujube garden subdistrict') is a subdistrict in Baota District, Yan'an, Shaanxi Province, China.[2] The subdistrict had a population of 15,835 as of 2010.[3]
Zaoyuan hosted the Secretariat of the Chinese Communist Party from October 1943 to March 1947.[4]
In 1972, the Zaoyuan People's Commune (simplified Chinese: 枣园公社; traditional Chinese: 棗園公社; pinyin: Zǎoyuán Gōngshè) was established,[4] as part of the nationwide campaign of establishing people's communes. When people's communes were abolished in 1984, Zaoyuan was re-designated as a township.[4]
In 1998, Zaoyuan was upgraded from a township to a town.[4]
In June 2015, the Shaanxi Ministry of Civil Affairs upgraded Zaoyuan from a town to a subdistrict.[5]
Geography
Administrative divisions
Zaoyuan Subdistrict administers 2 residential communities (simplified Chinese: 社区; traditional Chinese: 社區; pinyin: Shèqū) and 12 administrative villages (Chinese: 行政村; pinyin: Xíngzhèng Cūn).[6]
- Zaoyuan Community (Chinese: 枣园社区)
- Peizhuang Community (Chinese: 裴庄社区)
- Zaoyuan Village (Chinese: 枣园村)
- Yangya Village (Chinese: 阳崖村)
- Houjiagou Village (Chinese: 候家沟村)
- Peizhuang Village (Chinese: 裴庄村)
- Suancigou Village (Chinese: 酸刺沟村)
- Zhangtianhe Village (Chinese: 张天河村)
- Miaogou Village (Chinese: 庙沟村)
- Mojiawan Village (Chinese: 莫家湾村)
- Shangbiangou Village (Chinese: 上砭沟村)
- Yandianze Village (Chinese: 延店则村)
- Wenjiagou Village (Chinese: 温家沟村)
- Xiabiangou Village (Chinese: 下砭沟村)
Demographics
Per the 2010 Chinese Census, Zaoyuan had a population of 15,835.[3] This is up from the 14,363 recorded in the 2000 Chinese Census,[3] and a 1996 estimate of 7,000.[4]