Lin 'an District is under the jurisdiction of Hangzhou, located in the west of Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province. It is located in the Tianmu Mountain area in the northwest of Zhejiang Province, adjacent to Yuhang District in the east, Fuyang District, Tonglu County and Chun 'an County in the south, Shexian County in the west, and Anji County, Jixi County and Ningguo City in the north. Lin 'an District is about 100 kilometers wide from east to west and 50 kilometers long from north to south, with a total area of 3,126.8 square kilometers. Jurisdiction over 5 streets 13 towns 298 administrative villages. The district people's government is located in Jincheng Street. According to the seventh census, as of midnight on November 1, 2020, the permanent population of Lin 'an District was 634,555.

Lin 'an District is one of the second batch of pilot areas of Zhejiang high-quality development and construction Demonstration area of common prosperity. It has the title of "China's Natural Oxygen Bar" creation area. It is also an advantageous area of agricultural products with Chinese characteristics, one of the top 100 areas of national comprehensive strength, one of the top 100 areas of National green Development, and a typical county of rural innovation and entrepreneurship. Within the territory of Zhejiang Agriculture and Forestry University, Hangzhou Medical College, Zhejiang Police College and Hangzhou Dianzi University of Information Engineering and other universities.

In 2021, the GDP of Lin 'an District reached 65.835 billion yuan, an increase of 7.6%. Based on the registered population, the per capita GDP was 121,638 yuan.