Guangling County, belongs to Datong City, Shanxi Province. It is located in northeastern Shanxi Province, upstream of the Yongding River and the eastern flap of Mount Hengshan, adjacent to Weixian County in the east, Lingqiu County in the south, Hunyuan County in the west, and Yanggao County and Yangyuan County in the north, with a total area of 1,283 square kilometers.In 2022, Guangling County had a total household population of 180,600. As of October 2022, Guangling County has five towns and three townships under its jurisdiction.
In the Western Han Dynasty, Pingshu County was established, and in 1993, it was reorganized into Datong City. Surrounded by mountains in the west, south and north, it belongs to the Hengshan Mountain System. The central part is low and concave, and the Huliu River flows through the whole country from west to east. It has a temperate continental monsoon climate, with an average annual temperature of 7℃, a precipitation of 388mm, and a frost-free period of 134 days. It is a national food safety demonstration county, national green energy demonstration county. E-commerce into rural areas comprehensive demonstration county. on February 27, 2020, the People's Government of Shanxi Province approved Guangling County to withdraw from the sequence of poverty-stricken counties.
In 2022, the gross regional product of Guangling County was 6.039 billion yuan, an increase of 9.5% over the previous year. Among them: the added value of primary industry is 1.072 billion yuan, the added value of secondary industry is 2.274 billion yuan; the added value of tertiary industry is 2.692 billion yuan, an increase of 12.1%.