As of October 2015, Chengbu Miao Autonomous County has six townships and six towns under its jurisdiction.

[6] Chengbu Miao Autonomous County is in the subtropical monsoon climate zone and exhibits four distinct seasons.

It rises on the southwestern slopes of the Wu Mountain and discharges to Yuan River in Hongjiang City.

It rises on the southeastern slopes of the Huangshan or Yellow Mountain and discharges to Rong River in Guangxi.

[10] There are more than 657 mountains over 1,000 metres (3,300 ft) above sea level in Chengbu Miao Autonomous County.

[11] The highest point in the county is Mount Erbaoding (Chinese: 二宝顶) which stands 2,021 metres (6,631 ft) above sea level.

[6] As of 2017, the National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China estimates the county's population now to be 292,033.

[12] The S86 Wugang-Jingzhou Expressway runs northwest to east through the northern county's towns of Xiyan and Maoping and Jiangfang Township.

The most popular natural scenic spots are Nanshan Scenic Area or Nanshan Grasslands, Chang'anying Scenic Area, Shiwan Gutian (十万古田; 'One Hundred Thousand Ancient Farmland'), Baiyun Lake (白云湖; 'White Cloud Lake'), Liangjiang Gorge (两江峡谷; 'Gorge of Two Rivers'), Shajiaodong Nature Reserves (沙角洞自然保护区).

[18] Chengbu Miao Autonomous County's most notable feature is its ancient bridges, built in the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties (960–1911).