Cao Dian Town, belongs to Baoying County, Yangzhou City, Jiangsu Province. Located in the northeastern part of Baoying County, it is bordered by Xi'an Feng Town and Sheyang Lake Town in the east, Wangzhigang Town and Huangcheng Town in the south, Jinghe Town in the west, and Shihe Town of Huai'an District, Huai'an City in the north. The administrative area covers 100 square kilometers. As of the end of 2019, Cao Dian Town had a household population of 65,357.
In June, R.O.C. (June 1949), it was Cao Dian Township, Cao Dian District.In March 1987, the township was abolished and reorganized as Cao Dian Township. As of June 2020, Cao Dian Town has 3 communities and 22 administrative villages under its jurisdiction. The people's government of the town is stationed at No.3 Xingcao Road.
In 2011, Cao Dian Town realized the town's GDP of 1.42 billion yuan, of which the added value of the primary industry was 366 million yuan, the added value of the secondary industry was 657 million yuan, and the added value of the tertiary industry was 397 million yuan, with the ratio of added value of the primary, secondary, and tertiary industries being 25.8:46.2:28. The GDP per capita was 22,781 yuan. 2019, Cao Dian Town had 259 industrial enterprises, of which 28 were above scale, and there were 28 industrial enterprises above scale, and there was one industrial enterprise above scale. , of which 28 are above scale, and there are 46 comprehensive stores or supermarkets with a business area of more than 50 square meters.