Guanling Buyi and Miao Autonomous County is located in the central part of Guizhou Province, under the jurisdiction of Anshun City. It is located on the slope of the eastern ridge slope of the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau, which slopes towards the Guangxi Hills. It borders Zhenning County and Liuzhi Special Zone in the northeast and northwest, and Qinglong County, Xingren County and Zhenfeng County in the southwest, with Beipanjiang River as the boundary. The total area is 1,468 square kilometers. According to the 7th census data, as of midnight on November 1, 2020, the permanent population of Guanling Buyi and Miao Autonomous County is 283,497 people. It is inhabited by 22 ethnic groups such as Buyi, Miao, Han, Gelao and Yi. County people's government in Guanzuo street.

In Guanling County, there are Balinghe Bridge, the first high bridge in China, Muchenghe Rural Tourism Area, a national agricultural tourism demonstration site, and Huajiang Grand Canyon scenic spot known as the crack of the Earth.

In 2019, the gross domestic product (GDP) of Guanling Buyi and Miao Autonomous County reached 9.829 billion yuan, an increase of 8.1 percent over the previous year. Divided by industry, the added value of the primary industry was 2.439 billion yuan, up by 5.70%; The added value of the secondary industry was 2.184 billion yuan, up by 12.5%; The value added of the tertiary industry was 5.206 billion yuan, up by 7.2%.

On September 25, 2018, it was awarded the honorary title of "2018 E-commerce into Rural Comprehensive Demonstration County" by the Ministry of Commerce. On March 3, 2020, the government withdrew from the list of poverty-stricken counties and realized poverty alleviation.