Xuanwei City, located in the northeast of Yunnan Province, is a county-level city under the jurisdiction of Yunnan Province and is managed by Qujing City. Located at 25 ° 53 ′ - 26 ° 44 ′ N and 103 ° 35 ′ - 104 ° 40 ′ E, it is adjacent to Panzhou City, Guizhou Province in the east, Zhanyi District, the city in the south, Huize County across Niulan River in the west, and Weining County, Guizhou Province in the north, with a total area of 6069.88 square kilometers. The urban area is 102 kilometers away from Qujing Municipal Government and 240 kilometers away from Kunming, the provincial capital. According to the data of the seventh population census, as of 0:00 on November 1, 2020, the permanent resident population of Xuanwei City was 1189813.

Xuanwei is rich in tourism resources. Scenic spots mainly include Dongshan Park (provincial tourist attractions), Wanshui Park, Meihuan Mountain Park, Kedu Ancient Town, Laibin Longdong, Xishan Forest Park, Daxiangshui, Rongfeng Sunrise, etc. The specialty "Xuanwei Ham" is famous at home and abroad. 2019 Top 100 counties and cities in western China. 2020 China's top 100 water purification counties and cities. On May 17, 2020, the poor counties were withdrawn. In August 2021, it was selected as one of the key counties for rural revitalization in Yunnan Province.

In 2020, Xuanwei achieved a gross regional product (GDP) of 40.613 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 4.5% based on the constant price in 2015.