Gutian County (formerly Gutian County, Fuzhou), a county under the jurisdiction of Ningde City, Fujian Province, is located in the northeast of Fujian Province, on the north bank of the middle and lower reaches of the Minjiang River. Gutian River runs through the whole territory. According to the data of the seventh population census, as of 0:00 on November 1, 2020, the permanent population of Gutian County was 323771. It has jurisdiction over 2 streets, 8 towns and 4 townships. The county covers an area of 2373 square kilometers.

The county was founded in 741, the 29th year of the Kaiyuan reign of the Tang Dynasty. It is known as "the township of water and electricity", "the township of overseas Chinese", "the township of edible mushrooms in China", "the township of sports", and "the township of culture". Gutian is the capital of edible fungi in China; The per capita share of water resources ranks first in China, and Gutianxi Hydropower Station is the first underground power station in China; Gutian has been rated as China's advanced sports county and China's cultural model county.

In 2021, the county's GDP will reach 22.343 billion yuan, up 6.4% year on year.

In December 2016, it was listed as the third batch of national comprehensive pilot areas for new urbanization.