Leye, affiliated to Baise City, Guangxi Province, known as the "World Tiankeng Capital", is located in the northwest of Guangxi, located in the southeast foot of Yunnan-Guizhou, the northeast and Hechi City Tian 'e and Fengshan counties adjacent to the southeast, Lingyun County, southwest and Tianlin, northwest of Guizhou Province Shiheng, Wangmo, Luodian County across the Hongshui River. The county is 160 kilometers away from the national key project Longtan Hydropower Station, 168 kilometers away from Baise City, 400 kilometers away from Nanning City, the capital of Guangxi Province, 370 kilometers away from Guiyang City, the capital of Guizhou Province, Chongqing, Guizhou through Longbang port (national Class A port) to the ASEAN countries one of the most convenient channels. According to the seventh census, as of midnight on November 1, 2020, the permanent population of Leye County was 146,397. The total area is 2633.17 square kilometers. The county now has jurisdiction over 4 towns and 4 townships, 84 village committees (communities) 1084 villagers groups.

In 2020, Leye County's gross domestic product (GDP) reached 3.4 billion yuan, an increase of 7.9% over the previous year at comparable prices. The value added of the primary industry was 1.02 billion yuan, up by 6.7% over the previous year; The added value of the secondary industry was 928 million yuan, up by 11.1%; The value added of the tertiary industry was 1.452 billion yuan, up by 7%.
In March 2019, it was selected into the list of the first batch of counties under protection and utilization of revolutionary cultural relics. China's top 100 clean water counties and cities in 2020. On November 20, 2020, the People's Government of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region approved its withdrawal from the poverty-stricken county list.