Huize County, located in the northeast of Yunnan Province, the east bank of Jinsha River and the northwest of Qujing City, is located between 103°03 '~ 103°55' east longitude and 25°48 '~ 27°04' north latitude. It is adjacent to Xuanwei City and Weining County, Bijie City, Guizhou Province in the east, Zhanyi District and Xundian Hui Yi Autonomous County, Kunming City in the south, Dongchuan District, Kunming City and Qiaojia County, Zhaotong City in the west, and Ludian County in the north.

Huize County maximum east-west transverse distance 84 kilometers, the maximum north-south longitudinal distance 138 kilometers. Huize County has an administrative area of 5884 square kilometers. Zhongping Town, 2120 meters above sea level, 245 kilometers away from Qujing city, 210 kilometers away from the provincial capital Kunming. According to the seventh census, the total population (permanent population) of Huize County was 794,279 as of midnight on November 1, 2020.

In 2006, the Eight Guild halls of Huize were rated as national key cultural relics under protection. In 2009, Huize was recommended as one of the 108 most beautiful landmarks in China by National Human Geography. On May 22, 2013, The State Council approved Huize County as a national historical and cultural city. On September 25, 2018, it was awarded the honorary title of "2018 E-commerce into Rural Comprehensive Demonstration County" by the Ministry of Commerce. 2020 China Summer leisure top 100 counties and cities.