Yan 'an, referred to as "Yan" for short, is a prefecture-level city under the jurisdiction of Shaanxi Province. It is located in the north of Shaanxi Province, in the middle reaches of the Yellow River, in the south-central part of the Loess Plateau, 37 1 km north of the provincial capital xi 'an. Yulin in the north, Xianyang, Tongchuan and Weinan in the south, Linfen and Lvliang in Shanxi across the Yellow River in the east and Qingyang in Gansu in the west.
Location context
Yan 'an is located in the north of Shaanxi Province, in the middle reaches of the Yellow River, in the south-central part of the Loess Plateau, 37 1 km north of xi 'an. Yulin in the north, Xianyang, Tongchuan and Weinan in the south, Linfen and Lvliang in Shanxi across the Yellow River in the east and Qingyang in Gansu in the west.
The city boundary is between 35 21'-37 31'north latitude and107 41'-kloc-0/0 3/'east longitude, with a total area of 37,000 square kilometers. The urban area is located at the intersection of Baota shan, Liangqingshan and Fenghuang Mountain, Yanhe and Fenchuan River.