Yanggu County, belonging to Liaocheng City, Shandong Province, the western part of Shandong Province, the south end of Liaocheng City, the north of the Yellow River, between the longitude of 115°39'-116°06' and the latitude of 35°55'-36°19', with a total area of 1,065 square kilometers. Yanggu County has a warm temperate continental monsoon semi-humid climate. There are four distinct seasons, abundant light, warm temperatures and a long frost-free period. As of October 2019, Yanggu County has 3 streets, 1 township, and 14 towns under its jurisdiction, with the county government stationed in Qiaorun Street. As of the end of 2022, the resident population of Yanggu County was 691,800.
In the 16th year of Kaihuang of the Sui Dynasty (596), Yanggu County was first established and belonged to Jizhou. In the third year of Sui Daye (607), the county was changed from a state to a prefecture, and Yanggu County belonged to Jibei County.In March 1998, Liaocheng District was changed from a prefecture to a city, and Yanggu County belonged to Liaocheng City. The Yellow River passes around the southeast of the county, the ancient Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal and the Beijing-Kowloon Railway run through the north and south of the county, and there are three major highway networks, namely, Jiaochang, Liaoshang and Mengkuan. The second batch of national agricultural products quality safety county.
In 2022, Yanggu County realized a gross regional product of 33.016 billion yuan, a year-on-year growth of 2.9% at constant prices.