Ankang is a prefecture-level city located in the southern region of Shaanxi Province in the People's Republic of China. It occupies a strategic geographic position, bordering Hubei province to the east, Chongqing municipality to the south, and Sichuan province to the southwest.
The city covers a total area of 23,391 square kilometers (9,031 square miles). Its administrative divisions include one urban district, the county-level city of Xunyang, and eight counties. According to the 2020 Chinese census, Ankang had a total population of 2,493,436 people, with 1,244,784 residents living in urban areas.