Fangchenggang City, a prefecture-level city under the jurisdiction of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, is located in the south of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and the southwesternmost tip of the coastline of mainland China, between latitude 20°36'~22°22'N and longitude 107°28'~108°36'E, south of the Tropic of Cancer, with subtropical oceanic monsoon climate, and covers a total area of 6,242.94 square kilometers. As of the end of 2022, Fangchenggang had a resident population of 1,059,100. As of June 2023, Fangchenggang City has 2 districts and 1 county under the jurisdiction of Fangchenggang City, with 1 county-level city in its place, and the municipal government is stationed in the administrative center area of Gongche Town, Port District.
During the pre-Qin period, the territory of Fangchenggang City belonged to the land of Baiyue (Guangdong). Northern Song Kai Bao five years (972 years), changed to Fangcheng, for the beginning of the name of Fangcheng. 1993, the abolition of Fangchenggang District and Fangchenggang Autonomous County, the establishment of prefecture-level Fangchenggang City (prefecture-level).
Fangchenggang City, named after the port and built according to the port, is one of the two coastal and border cities in China, the only city connected with ASEAN by sea, land and river; it is also an important gateway city and an important node city of "One Belt, One Road" and the new land and sea corridor in the west. It has been selected as a port-type and land border port-type national logistics hub carrying city, and has the first 100-million-ton port in the west - Fangchenggang Port. As of the end of 2021, Fangchenggang City has 42 national A-class tourist attractions, including 7 4A-class scenic spots, 4 3A-class scenic spots and 1 2A-class scenic spot.
In 2023, the GDP of Fangchenggang City was 103.561 billion yuan, an increase of 8.6% over the previous year at constant prices.