Minfeng County, belonging to Hotan Region of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, is located in the northern foothills of the Kunlun Mountains, between longitude 82°22'~85°55'E and latitude 35°20'~39°29'N. The county is a part of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. It is located at the southern edge of the Taklamakan Desert. It is close to the east of Zhimo County, west of Yutian County, south of Kunlun Mountain and Tibet Rezhe County, and north of Shaya County of Aksu Region. Niya town from Urumqi highway mileage of 1230 kilometers. Minfeng County jurisdiction over 6 townships, 1 town, 34 administrative villages, 5 communities. The administrative area covers 56,703 square kilometers, and as of the end of 2019, Minfeng County had a household population of 38,240.
Minfeng County is located in the northern foothills of the Kunlun Mountains, with the Kashtash Mountains in the south, at the southern edge of the Tarim Basin. The terrain is high in the south and low in the north. The landform is composed of three major terrain units: the Kunlun Mountains in the south, the alluvial fan plains and the desert in the north. Minfeng County has a typical temperate desert climate. As the county is located in the northwestern part of the Tarim Basin by the Pamir Plateau and the role of the barrier of the Tianshan Mountains, the average annual temperature changes are more stable, annual precipitation of 30.5 mm, annual evaporation of 2,756 mm, the frost-free period of 194 days, the annual sunshine of 2,842.2 hours. There are five rivers in Minfeng County, including the Niya River, the Qizhikhan River, the Yeyik River, the Yatonggus River and the Andir River.
In October 2017, Minfeng County passed the national special assessment and inspection and was officially approved by the People's Government of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region to withdraw from the poverty-stricken county.
In 2019, Minfeng County's gross regional product is 1,376.53 million yuan, the added value of the primary industry is 266.05 million yuan, the added value of the secondary industry is 137.76 million yuan, the revenue of the general public budget is 133.29 million yuan, and the expenditure of the general public budget is 1,589.56 million yuan.