Yibin (simplified Chinese: 宜宾) is a prefecture-level city in the southeastern part of Southwest China's Sichuan Province, located at the junction of the Min and Yangtze Rivers. Its population is 4,472,001 inhabitants according to the 2010 census of whom 673,413 live in the built-up area.

Situated in the south region of Sichuan Province, Yibin City neighbors Luzhou City in the east, Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture in the west and Zigong City in the north within the province. The city also shares a boundary with Zhaotong City of Yunnan Province in the south.        

Here the rivers Min and Jinsa merge, creating the great Yangtze. To the north lies the province of Sichuan, the most heavily populated province of China. To the south Yunnan and Guizhou Provinces famous for minority customs. To the east you can follow the river into the fourth municipality - Chongqing. No wonder then, that YiBin is a city of commerce and at the hub of communications. All lines of communication merge here, rail, road, air and river traffic, drawn by the magnetism that is YiBin. Now, you too must come. Come on business or come for pleasure - or both! Either way, Yibin has a great deal to offer.

Though YiBin is a bustling city of 600,000, our surroundings are pastoral. Tall mountains, a bamboo forest and miles and miles of orange groves are sights to behold. This profusion of orange trees makes YiBin county one of the biggest orage producers in all of China.

Geography

Yibin is located in the southeast portion of Sichuan, and borders Yunnan (Zhaotong prefecture) to the south, Luzhou to the east, Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture and Leshan to the west, and Zigong to the north. The total area is 13,283 square kilometres (5,129 sq mi).

Administrative divisions

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#	Name	Hanzi	Hanyu Pinyin	Population (2004 est.)	Area (km²)	Density (/km²)
1	Cuiping District	翠屏区	Cuìpíng Qū	780,000	1,123	695
2	Yibin County	宜宾县	Yíbīn Xiàn	980,000	3,034	323
3	Nanxi County	南溪县	Nánxī Xiàn	410,000	704	582
4	Jiang'an County	江安县	Jiāng'ān Xiàn	540,000	910	593
5	Changning County	长宁县	Chángníng Xiàn	430,000	975	441
6	Gao County	高县	Gāo Xiàn	500,000	1,323	378
7	Junlian County	筠连县	Jūnlián Xiàn	390,000	1,254	311
8	Gong County	珙县	Gǒng Xiàn	420,000	1,150	365
9	Xingwen County	兴文县	Xīngwén Xiàn	440,000	1,373	320
10	Pingshan County	屏山县	Píngshān Xiàn	290,000	1,437	202