Fuping County, subordinate to Weinan City of Shanxi Province, is located in the central part of Shanxi Province, the transition zone between Guanzhong Plain and Northern Shanxi Plateau. It is adjacent to Pucheng County and Weinan urban area in the east, Yanliang District in Xi 'an City in the south, Yaozhou District in Tongchuan City in the west, Sanyuan County in Xianyang City, and Yintai District in Tongchuan City in the north. It is between 108°57 '-- 109°26' east longitude and 34°42 '-- 35°06' north latitude. It is 47 kilometers long from north to south and 34 kilometers wide from east to west, with a total area of 1242 square kilometers. It has jurisdiction over 2 subdistricts and 14 towns. According to the seventh census, as of midnight on November 1, 2020, the permanent population of Fuping county was 642,452.

Fuping County is named for the meaning of "rich and peaceful", which is one of the important birthplace of Chinese civilization. As early as in the ancient times when human civilization was still in ignorance, the Huang Emperor, the first ancestor of Chinese culture, used to put the Shouyang bronze Ding on the top of Jingshan Mountain in the south of the county. After Yu the Great ruled the world, he cast the nine Ding symbolizing the highest power here, so Fuping has been known as "Guanzhong Famous Town" since ancient times. It is "the hometown of ink jade", "the hometown of stone carving", "the hometown of pottery", "the hometown of milk goats", "the hometown of persimmon", "the hometown of persimmon cake", "the hometown of Qiongpot sugar".

In 2021, the GDP of Fuping County reached 21.466 billion yuan, an increase of 6.1%; Local government revenue reached 731 million yuan, an increase of 10.4%; The per capita disposable income of urban and rural residents reached 36,385 yuan and 15,607 yuan respectively, up by 6.9% and 10.3%.