Gaocheng District (Gaocheng City) is subordinate to Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province. It is located in the southwest of Hebei Province and in the east of Shijiazhuang, the provincial capital, between 37 ° 51 ′ - 38 ° 18 ′ 44 ″ north latitude and 114 ° 38 ′ 45 ″ - 114 ° 58 ′ 47 ″ east longitude. It is adjacent to Xinle City in the north, Zhao County in the south, Jinzhou City and Wuji County in the east, Zhengding County in the west and Luancheng District in the southwest. It is 31 kilometers away from Shijiazhuang in the west and 264 kilometers away from Beijing in the northeast. The total area is 836 square kilometers.

As of 2014, Gaocheng District has jurisdiction over 13 towns, 1 ethnic township, 1 economic and technological development zone, 239 administrative villages, 240 natural villages, and Gaocheng's specialties include palace noodles, palace lanterns, war drums, etc. As of 0:00 on November 1, 2020, Gaocheng District has a permanent population of 741068.

In September 2014, Gaocheng City at the county level was abolished, and Gaocheng District of Shijiazhuang was established, with the former Gaocheng administrative region as the administrative region of Gaocheng District.

In 2019, the GDP of Gaocheng District was 41.599 billion yuan, an increase of 4.0% over the previous year at comparable prices. Among them, the added value of the primary industry reached 4.536 billion yuan, an increase of 2.3%; The added value of the secondary industry was RMB 20.167 billion, up 0.2%; The added value of the tertiary industry was 16.895 billion yuan, up 8.9%, and the ratio of the three industries was 10.91:48.48:40.61.

Gaocheng District is one of the top 100 national comprehensive strength districts in 2017, one of the top 100 national green development districts in 2018, and one of the top 100 industrial districts in 2018. In 2022, Gaocheng District was selected as one of the National Top 100 Comprehensive Strength Districts in 2022 and the National Top 100 Green Development Districts in 2022.