Chengdu is located in southwestern China, specifically serving as the capital of Sichuan Province. Geographically, it is situated in the central part of the Sichuan Basin on the fertile Chengdu Plain, between 30°5'N and 31°26'N latitude and 102°54'E and 104°53'E longitude. On a map of China, it can be found in the upper Yangtze River valley, bordered by the Longmen Mountains to the west and the Longquan Mountains to the east. It is a major landlocked hub positioned northeast of Ya'an, south of the Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, and southwest of Deyang. Its central location within the basin makes it the primary transportation and economic center for Western China, with several rivers such as the Fu and Nan crossing through its downtown area.