Map of Ya'an, China

Ya'an is a city in Sichuan, China, with a population of about 612,056. It lies at 29.9852°N, 102.9990°E. Ya'an is about 1,642 km (1,020 mi) southwest of Beijing, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Linqiong, 65 km to the northeast.

Ya'an at a glance

Where is Ya'an?

• The 17th largest city in Sichuan on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 10 h 13 min on the shortest day to 14 h 05 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Ya'an

• Linqiong — 65 km northeast
• Meishan — 81 km east
• Leshan — 88 km southeast
• Kangding — 100 km west
• Luocheng — 120 km southeast
• Chengdu — 127 km northeast
• Tianpeng — 143 km northeast
• Ziyang — 159 km east
• Guanyin — 167 km southeast
• Juexi — 170 km southeast

Largest cities in Sichuan

• Chengdu — 13,568,357
• Bazhong — 2,712,894
• Nanchong — 1,858,875
• Dazhou — 1,589,435
• Mianyang — 1,550,000
• Zigong — 1,262,064
• Neijiang — 1,251,095
• Meishan — 1,107,742
• Luzhou — 998,900
• Ziyang — 905,729

Largest cities in China

• Shanghai — 24,874,500
• Beijing — 18,960,744
• Guangzhou — 18,676,605
• Shenzhen — 17,494,398
• Tianjin — 13,866,009
• Wuhan — 13,739,000
• Chengdu — 13,568,357
• Xi’an — 12,952,907
• Hangzhou — 11,936,010
• Dongguan — 9,644,871

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.