With a total land area of 7635 square kilometers, the city is the largest county (city) in Shaanxi Province. It governs 6 streets and 14 towns.
Shenmu has a long history. People lived in China four or five thousand years ago. Shimao Site is the largest prehistoric site, which was the center of civilization in northern China and the Yellow River valley more than 4,000 years ago. Shenmu has always been a frontier outpost for guarding the Central Plains and fighting against foreigners in history. It is known as "guarding Guanzhong in the south and Hetao in the north, with Jinyang in the left and Xialing in the right". ?
Location context
Shenmu City is located at the northern end of Shaanxi Province, in the middle reaches of the Yellow River, along the Great Wall, facing Xing County of Shanxi Province across the Yellow River in the east, adjacent to Bahancai in Ejinhoro Banner of Inner Mongolia in the west, facing Xing County of Shanxi Province across the Yellow River in the south, and adjacent to Wulanmulun Temple in Ejinhoro Banner of Inner Mongolia in the north. ?
Between 3813'-39 27' north latitude and109 40'-10 54' east longitude, the market presents an irregular diamond shape, with the longest length from north to south of about14/kloc.
The urban area is located on the east bank of the Kuye River in the east-southeast of the city center, with a latitude of 38 58 ′ north and a longitude of1/kloc-0 30 ′ east. It is 65km east of Gefu Village in Mazhen, 54km west of Shibantai Village in Erlinta Town, 85km south of jiepai Village in Tuwei Estuary and 77km north of Houshigetai Village in Daliuta Township.