Kangbao County, under the jurisdiction of Zhangjiakou City, Hebei Province, is located in the northwest of Hebei Province and the southeast edge of Inner Mongolia Plateau. It belongs to the Yinshan Dome Fold Zone, commonly known as "Bashang Plateau". It borders Taipusi Banner of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region in the east, Zhengxiang White Banner in the northeast, Huade County in the north and northwest, Shangdu County in the west, Zhangbei County in Hebei Province in the south, and Guyuan County in the southeast. The total administrative area is 3365 square kilometers. By 2021, the total population of Kangbao County is 269600, and the agricultural population is 244000.

Summer belongs to Jizhou. In the third year of the Republic of China (1914), Zhangjiakou Hall (moved to Zhangbei County during the reign of Emperor Guangxu of the Qing Dynasty) was changed to Zhangbei County, which is the southern part of Kangbao District. In June 1993, Zhangjiakou District and Zhangjiakou City were merged into Zhangjiakou City, with the city governing the county and Kangbao County. As of October 2021, Kangbao County has jurisdiction over 7 towns, 8 townships and 2 township level units. The county government is located at No. 1, Yong'an Street, Kangbao Town.

In 2021, Kangbao County will achieve a GDP of 6.5 billion yuan, up 6.7% year on year; The industrial added value above designated size was 1.23 billion yuan, up 6.9% year on year; Investment in fixed assets was 6.38 billion yuan, up 2.6% year on year; The total financial revenue was 650 million yuan, up 5.2% year on year; The general public budget revenue was 457 million yuan, up 8.8% year on year; The total retail sales of consumer goods reached 1.237 billion yuan, up 8% year on year; The per capita disposable income of urban and rural residents was 32527 yuan and 13985 yuan, up 7.3% and 13.1% respectively year on year.

In January 2022, Kangbao County was selected as a demonstration county (city, district) for safe Hebei construction from 2017 to 2020.