Shanwangping Town, belonging to Nanchuan District, Chongqing, is located in the eastern part of Nanchuan District, bordering Daozhen Gelao-Miao Autonomous County of Guizhou Province in the east, neighboring Sanquan Town in the south, neighboring Dongcheng Street in the west, and adjoining Shuijiang Town in the north, and is 20 kilometers away from the People's Government Residence of Nanchuan District, with a total area of 105 square kilometers.
In the second year of Xuantong of Qing Dynasty (1910), the territory of Shanwangping Township belonged to Shuijiang Township; on December 5, 2012, it was changed from Yuquan Township to Shanwangping Township. As of the end of 2018, the household population of Shanwangping Township was 8,650. As of June 2020, Shanyangping Town has 4 administrative villages under its jurisdiction, and the town people's government is located in Shiqiao.
In 2018, Shanyangping Town had 4 industrial enterprises and 1 general store or supermarket with a business area of more than 50 square meters.