Yan'an City belongs to Shaanxi Province and is a prefecture-level city.

Yan'an City, affiliated to Shaanxi Province, referred to as "Yan", is located in the southern half of northern Shaanxi, connected to Yulin City in the north, Xianyang City, Tongchuan City, and Weinan City in the south, and separated from Linfen in Shanxi Province by the Yellow River in the east. City and Luliang City face each other, and are adjacent to Qingyang City in Gansu Province and Ziwu Ridge to the west. It is between 35°21′-37°31′ north latitude and 107°41′-110°31′ east longitude. It is 256 kilometers wide from east to west and 236 kilometers long from north to south, with a total area of ??37,037 square kilometers.

Yan'an City, formerly known as Fushi and Yanzhou, was the former capital of the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Border Region Government and one of the first batch of national historical and cultural cities. The urban area is located at the intersection of Baota Mountain, Qingliang Mountain and Fenghuang Mountain, and the intersection of Yanhe River and Fenchuan River. It is known as the "Throat of the Fortress" and the "Strong Military Town". It is also known as the "Key to the Three Qin Dynasties and the Five-Road Border". throat".

As of 2016, Yan'an City has jurisdiction over 2 districts and 11 counties, with a total permanent population of 2.2528 million. The total production value was 108.291 billion yuan, of which the added value of the primary industry was 11.762 billion yuan, the added value of the secondary industry was 57.420 billion yuan, and the added value of the tertiary industry was 39.109 billion yuan. The per capita GDP is 48,300 yuan.

In September 2016, Yan'an was awarded the title of National Forest City by the State Forestry Administration. In December 2016, Yan'an was listed as the third batch of national comprehensive pilot areas for new urbanization. In June 2017, Yan'an City was named a National Sanitary City.