Yamen is a town in the south of Xinhui District of Jiangmen, Guangdong, China. It covers an area of 318 km2, and had a population of 41,605 per the 2000 Chinese Census.

History

In 1279, the Battle of Yamen took place in the area between the navies of the Song dynasty and the Yuan dynasty. In 1955, Yamen was placed under the jurisdiction of the now-defunct Anxi District. In 1958, Yamen was divided into Yaxi Township and Tongnan Township. In 1984, these became Yaxi District and Yanan District. Two years later, Yaxi and Yanan became towns. On June 22, 2002, the State Council of the People's Republic of China passed a law which changed Xinhui from a county-level city to a district, and merged Yaxi and Yanan into the town of Yamen.

Administrative divisions

Yamen administers 2 residential communities and 17 administrative villages. In addition to administrative villages, Yamen includes a number of natural villages, such as , which have no administrative jurisdiction.

Residential communities

The 2 residential communities governed by Yamen are Yaxi Community and Yanan Community.

Villages

The following 17 administrative villages are governed by Yamen:

Demographics

According to the 2000 Chinese Census, Yaxi and Yanan, the two former towns which comprise present-day Yamen, had populations of 29,634 and 11,971, respectively. Combined, these populations total 41,605. As of 1996, Yaxi and Yanan had areas of 168.5 km2 and 112.8 km2, respectively, and populations of about 31,000 and 9,000, respectively. This gives contemporary Yamen an area of 281.3 km2, and a population of 40,000, as of 1996.

Tourism

Major tourist sites in Yamen include and.

Transportation

connects the town to neighboring.