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Fenghuangshan Subdistrict, Yan'an

Fenghuangshan Subdistrict () is a subdistrict in Baota District, Yan'an, Shaanxi, China. As of 2010, the subdistrict has a population of 44,294.

History

The area of contemporary Fenghuangshan Subdistrict is home to a series of centuries old yaodong complexes, most notably, Zhenxilou (), which was built into the subdistrict's eponymous Fenghuang Mountain () by Fan Zhongyan during the Northern Song dynasty.

From January 13, 1937 to November 1938, during the Chinese Civil War, the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party was based out of the foothills of Fenghuang Mountain.

The division was established as the Fenghuangshan People's Commune () in March 1972. Fenghuangshan was changed to a subdistrict in September 1984, as people's communes were being phased out.

Geography

Fenghuangshan Subdistrict is located in the northwestern portion of Baota District, where the eponymous Fenghuang Mountain () lies.

Administrative divisions

Fenghuangshan administers seven residential communities () and two administrative villages ().

Residential communities

The subdistrict administers the following seven residential communities:

  • Beiyuan Community ()
  • Wenhuagou Community ()
  • Beiguan Street Community ()
  • Beimenkou Community ()
  • Fenghuangshan Community ()
  • Zhongxin Street Community ()
  • Xigou Community ()

Villages

The subdistrict administers the following two administrative villages:

  • Wenyi Village ()
  • Wen'er Village ()

Demographics

As of the 2010 Chinese census, Fenghuangshan has a population of 44,294, an increase from the 41,194 recorded in the 2000 Chinese census. A 1996 estimate put the subdistrict's population at 29,000. In the 1982 Chinese census, the Fenghuangshan People's Commune had a population of 19,667, comprising 4,312 households.

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