Sheyang County, belonging to Yancheng City, Jiangsu Province, is located in the center of Jiangsu coast, between latitude 33°31′12″-34°07′15″N and longitude 119°55′48″-120°34′47″E. Sheyang County has a total area of 2,572.72 square kilometers, of which 1,825.02 square kilometers are land area and 625.94 square kilometers are water area, 3.04 square kilometers are inland mudflat area and 118.72 square kilometers are coastal mudflat area. Sheyang County has a total area of 2,572.72 square kilometers, of which 1,825.02 square kilometers are land area, 625.94 square kilometers are water area, 3.04 square kilometers are inland mudflat area, and 118.72 square kilometers are coastal mudflat area. Sheyang County is situated in the mid-latitude of the Northern Hemisphere and the coastal edge of the Eurasian continent As of the end of 2018, Sheyang County has 13 townships under its jurisdiction, and another 6 township-level units, with the county government stationed in Heide Township; according to the data of the seventh census, as of 00:00 on November 1, 2020, the resident population of Sheyang County was 759,403 people.
After the establishment of Sheyang County in April of the 31st year of the Republic of China (1942), Sheyang County was successively subordinated to YANFU District Administrative Office, YANFU Sub-district Commissioner's Office, and the Fifth and Eleventh Sub-districts of Suwanwan Border Region. in March 1983, after the implementation of the new system of city-managed counties, it was subordinated to the People's Government of Yancheng City in Jiangsu Province. In the territory of Sheyang County, G15 Shenhai Expressway connects the north and south, and Linhai High-level Highway runs through the whole territory. 90% of the world's rare cranes winter in the national nature reserve, so Sheyang County is also known as "Crane Township". In the territory, there are Resting Heart Temple and Houyi Cultural Park, which are approved as national 4A and 3A level scenic spots respectively.In December 2018, it was selected as one of the top 100 national county economy comprehensive competitiveness.On January 25, 2019, it was selected as the national "Safe Agricultural Machinery" demonstration county of 2018.On March 6, 2019, the Central Propaganda Department, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, and the Ministry of National Cultural Heritage were invited to visit the county, Ministry of Culture and Tourism and the State Administration of Cultural Heritage "Notice of the Central Propaganda Department, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Culture and Tourism and the State Administration of Cultural Heritage on the Announcement of the List of Districts and Counties of the Revolutionary Cultural Relics Protection and Utilization Piece (the first batch)" Sheyang County is listed among them.
In 2020, Sheyang County realized a gross regional product of 59.236 billion yuan, a year-on-year growth of 4.1% at comparable prices.