Guangning County has an area of 2,380 square kilometers (920 sq mi), with a population of 408,112 (2020 census).

The Explanation of County Names[clarification needed] states that the name of Guangning County—literally "widely" or "broadly pacified"—is a reference to the defeat of a large mob of bandits by the central government in 1559, shortly before the founding of the county.

Surrounded by green hills and mountains, Guangning is considered as a pearl in a greenery cradle.

Main plants includes rice, sweet potatoes, peanuts, Sugarcane, Teas, Mulberry Woods processing, Chemistry, Sugar, Porcelain, Ink, Plastic, Paper-making, Bamboo-based arts.

The local tourism has been developing prosperously in the last few years, bringing in tourists from home and abroad.