Ningling County, subordinate to Shangqiu City, Henan Province, is located in the southeast of Henan Province, bordering Shangqiu City in the east, Sui County in the west, Zhecheng County in the south, and Shangqiu City and Minquan County in the north along the old Yellow River. Its geographical coordinates are 115 ° 15 ′ - 115 ° 30 ′ E and 34 ° 14 ′ - 34 ° 34 ′ N. It is 37.5 kilometers long from north to south, 19.5 kilometers wide from east to west, and covers a total area of 798 square kilometers. It belongs to the warm temperate semi humid monsoon climate, with four distinct seasons. The annual average temperature is 14.2 ℃, and the annual average precipitation is 674.7 mm. It belongs to the Yellow River alluvial plain, mainly composed of sandy soil and mixed soil. As of 2018, Ningling County has jurisdiction over 14 townships, 1 industrial cluster, 1 characteristic business district, 364 administrative villages (neighborhood committees), and the county government is located in Chengguan Town. As of 2018, the total population of Ningling County is 650000. According to the data of the seventh population census, as of 00:00 on November 1, 2020, the permanent population of Ningling County is 562657.

In ancient times, it was called Gedi. In the Xia, Shang and Zhou Dynasties, it was called Geguo (also known as Gebo). Ningling County was established in the first year of Yuanshou (122 B.C.), the first year of Emperor Wu of the Western Han Dynasty. In 1997, Shangqiu was removed as a city, and Ningling County was subordinate to Shangqiu City.

In 2020, the GDP of Ningling County will reach 18.79 billion yuan, with a year-on-year growth of 1.9%, ranking the second in the city. In 2010, Ningling County was awarded as the hometown of Getian culture and longevity in China. In September 2018, it won the "2018 EU China Green Smart City Award".