Dahua Yao Autonomous County, belonging to Hechi City of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, is located in the middle reaches of the Hongshui River in the northwestern part of central Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, with a total area of 2,716 square kilometers.Dahua Yao Autonomous County belongs to the Central Subtropical Monsoon Climate Zone. As of October 2022, Dahua Yao Autonomous County has 12 townships and 4 towns under its jurisdiction. The county people's government is located in Dahua Town.At the end of 2021, Dahua Yao Autonomous County had a resident population of 365,000 people.
Dahua County is the ancient land of Baiyue. During the Republic of China and after the liberation, it belonged to Du'an, Bama Yao Autonomous County and Mashan County. on July 15, 2021, Dahua Yao Autonomous County was selected as one of the fourth batch of counties (districts) of the Ministry of Water Resources to reach the standard of water-saving society construction. on December 31, 2021, Dahua Yao Autonomous County was awarded the title of the fifth batch of Guangxi Regional Tourism Demonstration Areas. The main attractions include Qibalang Scenic Spot, Wulongling Scenic Spot and Ba Lou Mountain.
In 2022, Dahua Yao Autonomous County realized a GDP of 8.061 billion yuan, an increase of 1.9% over the previous year.