Gaoping Town, a town under the jurisdiction of Guanghan City, Deyang City, Sichuan Province, is located in the northwest of Guanghan City, bordering Nanfeng Town in the east, Xinping Town in the southeast, Nanshing Town across the Duck River in the south, Majing Town in Shifang City in the west, Huilan Town in the northwest of the city of Shifang, and Xinglong Town in the northeast. The total area is 51.94 square kilometers. As of the end of 2018, the total household registration population of the former Gaoping Town was 24,309. The former Xigao Town had a total household registration population of 16,980.
In 1980, the name was changed to Gaoping Commune.In 1981, the commune was changed to a township.In 1985, the township was changed to a town.On December 11, 2019, the People's Government of Sichuan Province on the consent of Deyang City to adjust the administrative divisions of some townships in five counties (cities and districts), including Jingyang District, approved the reply: to abolish the Xigao Township, and transfer its administrative area to Gaoping Township's jurisdiction. As of June 2020, Gaoping Township has 7 neighborhood committees under its jurisdiction, and the township people's government is located at No. 6, West Section of Dongsheng Street.
In 2011, the former Gaoping Township's per capita net income of farmers was 21 yuan; the gross industrial output value was 850 million yuan; and the general budget income was 4.23 million yuan. The former Xigao township agricultural gross output value of 210 million yuan; total fiscal revenue of 3.95 million yuan. Of which the local financial income of 360,000 yuan; per capita net income of farmers 8173 yuan. 2019, the former gaoping township has 58 industrial enterprises, of which more than 8 above scale, the business area of more than 50 square meters of comprehensive stores or supermarkets 49; the former xigao township has 21 industrial enterprises, the business area of more than 50 square meters of comprehensive stores or supermarkets 9.