Pingdingshan, a prefecture level city in Henan Province, also known as Eagle City, now governs 2 cities, 4 counties and 4 districts, with an area of 7882 square kilometers. According to the data of the seventh census, as of 0:00 on November 1, 2020, the permanent population of Pingdingshan City is 4987137. Pingdingshan is not only a resource-based industrial city, but also an excellent tourist city, a national garden city, a national forest city, a national health city and a provincial civilized city in China. It is also a Chinese Quyi City, a Chinese calligraphy city, a town of Chinese Guanyin culture, a town of Chinese Ru kiln ceramic art and a base of Tang Jun in China. The Central Plains Economic Zone is an important energy and heavy industry base, and also a central city in central Henan.

Pingdingshan has 169 reservoirs of various types. The middle route of the South to North Water Transfer Project passes through the area. There are two national wetland parks, Bailuzhou and Baigui Lake. Yaoshan Zhongyuan Giant Buddha Scenic Area is a national 5A tourist attraction, with a hundred mile long hot spring belt and the world's highest bronze standing Buddha Zhongyuan Giant Buddha. Yaoshan Geopark is a national geological park. Pingdingshan Museum, Erlang Mountain, Lantern Stand, Thrushcross Valley, Sansu Garden, Yaoshan Grand Canyon Rafting, Xiangshan Temple, etc. are national 4A tourist attractions. Tourism resources rank second in Henan Province.

In 2021, Pingdingshan will achieve a GDP of 269.416 billion yuan, ranking 10th in the province in total, with a year-on-year growth of 7.1%.