Zaoyuan Subdistrict, Yan'an

Zaoyuan Subdistrict is a subdistrict in Baota District, Yan'an, Shaanxi Province, China. The subdistrict had a population of 15,835 as of 2010.

History
Zaoyuan hosted the Secretariat of the Chinese Communist Party from October 1943 to March 1947.

In 1972, the Zaoyuan People's Commune was established, 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.

In 1998, Zaoyuan was upgraded from a township to a town.

In June 2015, the Shaanxi Ministry of Civil Affairs upgraded Zaoyuan from a town to a subdistrict.

Geography
Zaoyuan Subdistrict is located 7.5 km to the west of the city center of Yan'an.

Administrative divisions
Zaoyuan Subdistrict administers 2 residential communities and 12 administrative villages.


 * Zaoyuan Community
 * Peizhuang Community
 * Zaoyuan Village
 * Yangya Village
 * Houjiagou Village
 * Peizhuang Village
 * Suancigou Village
 * Zhangtianhe Village
 * Miaogou Village
 * Mojiawan Village
 * Shangbiangou Village
 * Yandianze Village
 * Wenjiagou Village
 * Xiabiangou Village

Demographics
Per the 2010 Chinese Census, Zaoyuan had a population of 15,835. This is up from the 14,363 recorded in the 2000 Chinese Census, and a 1996 estimate of 7,000.

Transportation
The G65 Baotou–Maoming Expressway runs through the subdistrict, as do Shaanxi Provincial Highways 206 and 303.