Guyuan City, abbreviated as "Gu", prefecture-level city under the jurisdiction of the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, located in the southern Liupan Mountains of the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, presenting the trend of the south high and the north low, neighboring Qingyang City and Pingliang City of Gansu Province in the east, connecting with Pingliang City in the south, dividing with Baiyin City in the west, and bordering with Zhongwei and Wuzhong City of Ningxia Province in the north, with the typical continental climate, and the total area of 10.5 million square kilometers. 10,500 square kilometers. As of November 2022, the city has 1 district and 4 counties under its jurisdiction. As of the end of 2022, the resident population of Guyuan City was 1,151,900 people.
On July 7, 2001, Guyuan District was abolished and established as a city. Guyuan is the provincial sub-center city of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, located in the center of the triangle formed by the capital cities of Xi'an, Lanzhou and Yinchuan, one of the five prefectural-level cities in Ningxia and the only non-yellow city at present. It is also the center of the revitalization plan of the old revolutionary areas in Shaanxi, Gansu and Ningxia, the center of Ningnan region, the political, economic and cultural center and the transportation hub. At the intersection of the Central Plains farming culture and the northern nomadic culture, is the eastern section of the Silk Road North Road must pass through the place, is the history of the northwest region of the economic center, transportation hub and military town. Guyuan is the first batch of national new urbanization comprehensive pilot areas, but also by the National People's Committee named the sixth batch of national unity and progress in the creation of demonstration areas (units). There are more than 70 attractions in six scenic spots in the city, namely Old Dragon Lake, Erlong River, Ghost Gate Pass, Liangtian Gorge, Wild Lotus Valley and Baiyun Mountain.
In 2023, the city's GDP will be 43.712 billion yuan, an increase of 5.6% over the previous year at constant prices