Fengqi Subdistrict () is a

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, China. According to the

2010 Chinese Census The 2010 Chinese census, officially the Sixth National Population Census of the People's Republic of China (中華人民共和國第六次全國人口普查), was conducted by the National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China w ...

, Fengqi had a population of 55,096 in 2010.

History

Present-day Fengqi Subdistrict was once known as Chengguan (), which was created as a

people's commune The people's commune () was the highest of three administrative levels in rural areas of the People's Republic of China during the period from 1958 to 1983, until they were replaced by townships. Communes, the largest collective units, were div ...

in 1958. Chengguan was changed to a

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in 1964. The town was renamed to Fengqi () in 1984. The

was established in 2015 when the former town of Fengqi was upgraded to a subdistrict.

Administrative divisions

As of 2020, Fengqi Subdistrict administers 6 residential communities and 20 administrative villages.

Residential communities

The subdistrict's 6 residential communities are as follows: * Nanguan Community () * Jiefang Road Community () * Dongguan Community () * Beiguan Community () * Zhongxin Street Community () * South Street Community ()

Administrative villages

The subdistrict's 20 administrative villages are as follows: * Dongguan Village () * East Street Village () * North Street Village () * West Street Village () * Xiguan Village () * Houzitou Village () * Hu Village () * Xibeixing Village () * Luo Village () * Chewang Village () * Heimu Village () * Zuoshan Village () * Guju Village () * Qiaoxi Village () * Lubai Village () * Anmin Village () * Haoyin Village () * Jiang Village () * Fengyuan Village () * Luohe Village ()

Demographics

The

recorded Fengqi as having a population of 55,096, up from the population of 21,060 recorded in the

2000 Chinese Census The 2000 Chinese census, officially the Fifth National Population Census of the People's Republic of China (), was conducted by the government of the People's Republic of China with 1 November 2000 as its zero hour. The total population was calcula ...

. Fengqi had an estimated population of 19,000 in 1996.

Transportation

The subdistrict is served by the G65 Baotou-Maoming Expressway, National Highway 210, and Shaanxi Provincial Highway 304.

References

{{coord missing, Shaanxi Township-level divisions of Shaanxi Yan'an