About Yan’an
Yan’an is a city in Shaanxi, China with a population of 475,234. It is the 300th largest of the 2,091 cities of 15,000 or more listed in China, and the 1,210th largest worldwide. It lies 706 km from Beijing.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#8of 31
Elevation
960 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Shanghai
Coordinates
36.599, 109.492
Record updated
2025-08-18
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 2,091 in ChinaClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.