It is rich in natural resources: coal, lead, zinc, marble, sulfur, iron, fluorite, dolomite, limestone and others.

[1] Nayong's marble is famous in China, and the annual production is 1,400,000 cubic metres (49,000,000 cu ft).

[2] For agriculture, timber, tobacco, walnut and tea are some products of importance.

Nayong is partitioned in the following 3 subdistricts, 13 towns and 10 ethnic townships:[3] The total population is a little over 1 million people as of 2016 with a male to female ratio of 1.07:1.

Nayong is home to at least 29 ethnic minorities such as Miao, Yi, Bai, Buyi, Hui, Dong and Zhuang.