Yichang City is a prefecture-level city under the jurisdiction of Hubei Province (as shown in the picture).

Yichang City is located in the southwest of Hubei Province, at the junction of the upper and middle reaches of the Yangtze River, and in the transition zone from the mountainous area in western Hubei to the Jianghan Plain. "It controls Bashu at the top and Jingxiang at the bottom."

It spans between 110°15′～112°04′ east longitude and 29°56′～31°34′ north latitude. The maximum horizontal distance from east to west is 174.08 kilometers, and the maximum longitudinal distance from north to south is 180.6 kilometers.

The territory covers an area of ??21,084 square kilometers.

It borders Jingzhou City and Jingmen City to the east, Shimen County of Hunan Province to the south, Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture to the west, and Shennongjia Forest District and Xiangyang City to the north.