Beiliu City, a county-level city under the jurisdiction of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, administered by Yulin City, is located in the eastern part of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Its geographical coordinates are 22°08′33′′-22°55′14′′ north latitude and 110°07′38′′-110°47′00′′ east longitude, with a total area of 2,457 square kilometers. It has a typical subtropical monsoon climate. As of June 2023, Beiliu City has 3 streets and 22 towns under its jurisdiction. The municipal government is located in Lingcheng Street.At the end of 2022, Beiliu City had a resident population of 1,216,800.
Beiliu is named after the Gui River, which flows from south to north. Beiliu County was established in the 6th year of Yongming of Qi Dynasty (488). In 1279, Beiliu was under the jurisdiction of Rongzhou Road, and in 1997, Yulin District was abolished and Yulin City was established at the prefecture level, and in 1998, the government of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region agreed that Beiliu City would be under the administration of Yulin City. Beiliu City has Luozhan Railway, Nanguang Expressway, Yutie Expressway passing through its territory, and Nanning (Suxu) - Beiliu (Qingwan) Expressway is under construction. Beiliu City is a national civilized city, national sanitary city, national garden city, famous city of Chinese ceramics, hometown of architecture, hometown of lychee, and a national foreign trade transformation base. Famous scenic spots include: the Taoist Twenty-two Caves and Holes, Copper Stone Ridge, a copper smelting site of the Han Dynasty famous for casting the world's king of copper drums, Dairong Mountain, the first peak in southeast Gui, and the Ghost Gate Pass.
In 2023, Beiliu City realized a GDP of 43.46 billion yuan, up 6.3% year-on-year