Yuyao
余姚市 | |
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 The Tongji Bridge over the Yaojiang River in downtown Yuyao. | |
 Yuyao in Ningbo | |
  Yuyao Location in Zhejiang | |
| Coordinates: 30°03′N 121°09′E / 30.050°N 121.150°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Zhejiang |
| Sub-provincial city | Ningbo |
| Area | |
| • County-level City | 1,500.8 km2 (579.5 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 1,500.8 km2 (579.5 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 2,861.4 km2 (1,104.8 sq mi) |
| Population (2020 census[1]) | |
| • County-level City | 1,254,032 |
| • Density | 840/km2 (2,200/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 1,254,032 |
| • Urban density | 840/km2 (2,200/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 3,083,520 |
| • Metro density | 1,100/km2 (2,800/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 315400 |
| Area code | 0574 |
| Website | www |
Yuyao (simplified Chinese: 余姚; traditional Chinese: 餘姚; pinyin: Yúyáo) is a county-level city in the northeast of Zhejiang province, China. It is under the jurisdiction of the sub-provincial city of Ningbo.
It is located 40 km (25 mi) west of central Ningbo, 120 km (75 mi) east of Hangzhou, bordering Hangzhou Bay in the north. Yuyao covers an area of 1,527 km2 (590 sq mi).