Yan'an City is located in the southern half of northern Shaanxi."Yan'an" gets its name from the meaning of water extension and peace within the territory.From January 1937 to March 1947, it was the seat of the CPC Central Committee.At the end of 1996, Yan'an Prefecture was abolished and prefecture level Yan'an City was established.It covers an area of 36712 square kilometers.It has jurisdiction over 1 district and 12 counties, namely Baota District, Wuqi County, Zhidan County, Ansai County, Zichang County, Yanchuan County, Yanchang County, Yichuan County, Ganquan County, Fuxian County, Huanglong County, Luochuan County, and Huangling County. It has 193 towns, 4 sub district offices, 3354 administrative villages, and 145 neighborhood committees.The population is 2.06 million. &nb
