Yaozhou District (simplified Chinese: 耀州区; traditional Chinese: 耀州區; pinyin: Yàozhōu Qū), formerly Yao County (simplified Chinese: 耀县; traditional Chinese: 耀縣; pinyin: Yào Xiàn), is a district of the city of Tongchuan, Shaanxi province of the People's Republic of China. It has a total area of 1,617 square kilometres (624 sq mi), occupying the southwest two-fifths of Tongchuan, and a population of approximately 300,000 as of 2002.

Yaozhou 耀州区
District
Yaozhou in Tongchuan
Tongchuan in Shaanxi
Coordinates: 34°54′21″N 108°58′36″E
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Shaanxi
Prefecture-level city	Tongchuan
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)

In medieval China, Yaozhou was the site of the Yaozhou kilns.

Administrative divisions

Yaozhou District administers two subdistricts, eleven towns and two townships. The subdistricts are Yong'an and Tianbao. The towns are Liulin, Sigou, Miaowan, Dongjiahe, Yaoqu, Sunyuan, Guanzhuang, Potou, Zhaojin, and Xiaoqiu. The townships are Shizhu and Yanchi.

External links

• Introduction to Yaozhou District (in Chinese)

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