Gucheng Town, a town under the jurisdiction of Dingxing County, Baoding City, Hebei Province, and a provincial-level economically developed pilot town, is located in the south of Dingxing County, neighboring Yangcun Town and Rongcheng County to the east, Xushui GaoLinCun Town to the south, YaoCun Town to the west, and LiuZhuo Township and XiaoCun Township to the north. The maximum distance between east and west of the area is 23 kilometers, and the maximum distance between north and south is 10 kilometers, with a total area of 67.24 square kilometers.At the end of 2018, the total household population of Gucheng Town was 55,862.
In the 21st year of King Yingzheng of Qin (226 years ago), Fanyang County was first established, with its seat in Gucheng.In 1958, it was merged into Gucheng Commune.In 1984, it was changed into Gucheng Township.In 1986, Gucheng Township was changed into a town. As of June 2020, Gucheng Town has 18 administrative villages under its jurisdiction, with the town's people's government stationed in Sijie Village.In 2016, Gucheng Town was identified as a provincial economically developed pilot town by Hebei Province.
In 2011, the gross agricultural output value of Gucheng Town was 950 million yuan, and the per capita net income of farmers was 6,000 yuan. The total industrial output value was 2.96 billion yuan. The financial income is 32 million yuan.In 2018, there are 71 industrial enterprises in Gucheng Town, including 13 above scale, and 81 comprehensive stores or supermarkets with business area over 50 square meters.