It is mountainous in the northwest, flatter near the Lhasa River, which runs through the east of the county, and the Yarlung Tsangpo—forming the southern border.

"[2] Qüxü County has a total area of 1,680 square kilometres (650 sq mi), with an average elevation of 3,650 metres (11,980 ft).

Wild animals include Himalayan blue sheep, pheasants, deer, leopard and brown bear.

[3] There are fourteen small hydropower stations in Qüxü County with a total installed capacity of 1780 kilowatts, creating an annual four million kW·h of electricity.

[3] The county has been rapidly developing organic farming of snow peach, tobacco, tulips, chrysanthemum and saffron.

[6] In Junba village (俊巴渔村) about 70% of the households manufacture small leather items in traditional styles for sale to domestic and foreign tourists.

[7] Other women in the county are engaged in hand-weaving, preserving traditional styles, although as of 2015 working conditions were poor.

[8] Construction of a 2,100 square metres (23,000 sq ft) industrial park in Qüxü for small and medium enterprises began in September 2014, with completion expected in June 2015.