It borders Zhaoqing to the north, Foshan to the east, Jiangmen to the southeast, Yangjiang to the south, Maoming to the southwest, and the autonomous region of Guangxi to the west.

[3] Shortly after the creation of the Republic of China in 1912, republican officials reorganized the area multiple times.

[6] The largest ethnic minorities in Yunfu are the Zhuang, Yao, Dong, and the Miao.

[6] While many of Yunfu's ethnic minorities recently moved to the city due to marriage and work, there are large concentrations of indigenous minorities in two villages in Yunfu: Hejiang Village (Chinese: 合江村) in Jiayi [zh], Luoding, and Dalin Village (Chinese: 大林村) in Baozhu [zh], Yunan County.

[citation needed] More than 670 types of plants used in traditional Chinese medicine are found in Yunfu.

[2] Other proven minerals in Yunfu include tin, lead, zinc and manganese, sillimanite, dolomite, barite, talc, kaolin, limestone, clay, rammell, potassium feldspar, and mineral water.

[citation needed] The area's particularly large deposits of pyrite makes it China's largest sulfide producing region.

[2] The city has 6 art galleries and cultural centers, 6 public libraries, and 5 museums.

[2] With 324 National Highway running through the whole prefecture, cement-paved roads are accessible to each single township and village.

[citation needed] The Xi River has 100 kilometers of waterway, enabling direct cargo freight to Hong Kong.