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Yan’an is located in northern Shaanxi Province, along the middle reaches of the Yellow River, between latitudes 35°21′–37°31′N and longitudes 107°41′–110°31′E. Nestled in the south-central Loess Plateau, it lies 371 kilometers north of Xi’an. The city borders Yulin to the north, the Guanzhong cities of Xianyang, Tongchuan, and Weinan to the south, Shanxi’s Linfen and Lüliang across the Yellow River to the east, and Gansu’s Qingyang to the west, covering a total area of 37,000 square kilometers.
Yan’an stands as one of the cradles of Chinese civilization spanning five millennia, with the mausoleum of the legendary Huangdi- revered as the “Founding Ancestor of Chinese Culture”- resting atop Qiaoshan Mountain within its borders. Throughout history, Yan’an’s strategic position as a “frontier stronghold” and “crossroads of five routes” drew renowned military and political leaders, including Wu Qi, Meng Tian, Fan Zhongyan, and Shen Kuo, who left indelible marks through their martial and cult
The past year marked a crucial stage in achieving the goals and tasks outlined in the “14thFive-Year”Plan. Guided by Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, we fully implemented the spirit of the 20thNational Congress of the Communist Party of China and the Second and Third Plenary Sessions of the 20thCentral Committee. We comprehensively acted on General Secretary Xi Jinping’s important instructions during his successive inspections inShaanxi Province. Under
Yan’an is an area with scattered and mixed settlements of ethnic minorities. Currently, 2,103 people from 32 ethnic minority groups have settled in the city, with the Hui, Manchu, Mongolian, and Zhuang populations being the largest, accounting for 71% of the total. The two higher education institutions in the city host 672 ethnic minority students. Yan’an has established 13 national and provincial model collectives, demonstration units, and educational practice bases related to ethnic affairs.Th
In 2024, Yan’an City hasthe permanent resident population of 2.2479 million, with an urbanization rate of 63.54%. The natural population growth rate was -1.12‰, the birth rate was 5.84‰, and the mortality rate was 6.96‰.
In 2024, there were a total of 801 primary and secondary schools and kindergartens across the city, including 25 regular high schools, 15 vocational high schools, 87 junior high schools, 228 primary schools, 440 kindergartens, 6 special education schools, and 19 primary school teaching sites (not counted in the total number of schools). There were 457,000 students enrolled, with 53,500 in regular high schools, 14,400 in vocational high schools, 105,900 in junior high schools, 208,000 in primary
