Guangling County, under Datong City, Shanxi Province. Located in the northeast of Shanxi Province, the upper reaches of Yongding River, Hengshan east front, the total area of 1283 square kilometers. In 2021, the total number of registered households in Guangling County is 76,908, with a total population of 180,900. As of October 2021, Guangling County has jurisdiction over 5 towns and 3 townships.

In the Western Han Dynasty, Pingshu County. In 1993, it was renamed Datong City. Guangling is surrounded by mountains on the west, south and north sides, belonging to the Hengshan Mountain system. The central low concave, Keelu River from west to east flow through the whole territory. It is a temperate continental monsoon climate, with an average annual temperature of 7℃, precipitation of 388 mm, and a frost-free period of 134 days.

Guangling County is the national food safety demonstration county, the national green energy demonstration county. E-commerce into rural comprehensive demonstration county.

On February 27, 2020, the People's Government of Shanxi Province approved Guangling County to withdraw from the list of poverty-stricken counties.

In 2021, the GDP of Guangling County was 5.258 billion yuan, an increase of 8.3% over the previous year at constant prices. Specifically, the added value of the primary industry was 1.059 billion yuan, up by 8.4%; The added value of the secondary industry was 1.828 billion yuan, up by 6.4%; The value added of the tertiary industry was 2.37 billion yuan, up by 9.4%.