Kuitun belongs to the Ili Kazak Autonomous Prefecture of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China. It is located in the middle of the northern foot of the Tianshan Mountains, in the southwest of the Junggar Basin, bordering Shawan County of Tacheng Prefecture in the east, Wusu City of Tacheng Prefecture in the west, Huyanghe City and Karamay District of Karamay City in the north, and Dushanzi District of Karamay City in the south. The city has jurisdiction over 6 streets, 1 township, national Kuitun-Dushanzi Economic and Technological Development Zone - Tianbei New Area, with an administrative area of 909.48 square kilometers. The city name means "cold" in Heshute Mongolian.

Kuitun is a new industrial and commercial city in northwest China. Kuitun City is the main agricultural and pastoral area and the base of grain, oil and cotton in Xinjiang. The second Eurasian continental bridge runs through Kuitun. In 2020, the total output value of Kuitun City will be 21.1 billion yuan. By the end of 2019, Kuitun City had a population of 154100 with registered residence.

In November 2018, it was selected as the top 100 in the comprehensive well-off index of county-level cities in China. 2019 Top 100 counties and cities in western China.