Yaozhou District, formerly Yao County , is a district of the city of Tongchuan, Shaanxi province of the People's Republic of China. It has a total area of 1617 km2, occupying the southwest two-fifths of Tongchuan, and a population of approximately 300,000 as of 2002. 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.

Climate