Yuyao

Yuyao 余姚市
County-level City
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 / 30.050; 121.150
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.yy.gov.cn

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).