Gongliu County, subordinate to the Ili Kazak Autonomous Prefecture of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, is located in the middle of the Ili River valley. Its central position is about 81 ° 34 '- 83 ° 35' E and 42 ° 54 '- 43 ° 38' N, with a total area of 4528 square kilometers. It belongs to the northern temperate continental semi-arid climate type. As of October 2021, Gongliu County has jurisdiction over 6 towns and 2 townships, and another 6 township units. The county people's government is stationed in Gongliu Town. By the end of 2019, the registered residence population of Gongliu County was 186750.

In the pre-Qin era, the ancient Ili Serbs lived in the Gongliu area. In the 19th year of the Republic of China (1930), the government of Ili reported that the "old Manchu imperial worker of Togustala" was upgraded to the county government and named Gongliu County. Gongliu County won the title of "China Natural Oxygen Bar" in 2019, the third batch of national ecological civilization construction demonstration cities and counties, and the national corn seed production county. The main scenic spots include Walnut Nature Reserve, Kurdening Scenic Spot, Tikkaraga Yilinhai, etc.

In 2020, Gongliu County will achieve a GDP of 5.658 billion yuan, an increase of 4% over the previous year.