| Yunyan | |
| Native Name: | 云岩区 |
| Native Name Lang: | zh-Hans |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Settlement Type: | District |
| Pushpin Map: | Guizhou#Southwest China |
| Pushpin Label: | Yunyan |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the seat in Guizhou |
| Coor Pinpoint: | Yunyan District government |
| Coordinates: | 26.6046°N 106.7244°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | China |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Guizhou |
| Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture-level city |
| Subdivision Name2: | Guiyang |
| Seat Type: | District seat |
| Area Total Km2: | 94 |
| Population Total: | 957,535 |
| Population As Of: | 2010 |
| Population Density Km2: | 10,187 |
| Timezone: | China Standard |
| Utc Offset: | +8 |
Yunyan District is one of 6 urban districts of the prefecture-level city of Guiyang, the capital of Guizhou Province, China.Yunyan has been the provincial seat of Guizhou since it was established as a province during the Ming dynasty.[1] Yunyan has a majority Han population, and is home to other ethnic groups such as Miao, Bouyei, Hui, and Shui.
Yunyan belonged to the Shunyuan Military Monitoring Department during the Yuan dynasty, and later the Guizhou Military Monitoring Department during the Ming dynasty. Since Guizhou's establishment as a province during the Ming dynasty, Yunyan has been the seat of the province. In August 1955, Guiyang's first district was renamed to Yunyan District, and its second district was renamed Fushui District. In 1958, Fushui was merged into Yunyan.
Yunyan District comprises 17 subdistricts and 1 town:[2]