Yuyao (Chinese: 余姚; pinyin: Yúyáo) is a city in Zhejiang province, China, capital of Yuyao County, Ningbo. Administratively Yuyao is under the direct jurisdiction of Ningbo.
It is located 40 km (25 mi) west of Ningbo, 120 km (75 mi) east of Hangzhou, bordering Hangzhou Bay at the north. Yuyao covers an area of 1,527 km².