Raoping County, a county under the jurisdiction of Chaozhou City, Guangdong Province, is located in the east of Chaozhou City, bordering Zhao'an County and Pinghe County in Fujian Province in the northeast; It is bordered by the South China Sea in the south and faces Nan'ao County of Shantou City across the sea; The southwest is adjacent to Chao'an District, Xiangqiao District and Chenghai District of Shantou City; It borders on Dapu County in the north. The total area of the jurisdiction is 2227 square kilometers, including 1694 square kilometers of land area and 533 square kilometers of sea area. Located between Shantou and Xiamen Special Economic Zone, it is the intersection of the economic zone on the west side of the Straits and the Pearl River Delta. According to the data of the seventh population census, as of 0:00 on November 1, 2020, there are 817442 permanent residents in Raoping County. In 2021, Raoping County governs 21 towns. The county people's government is located at No. 1, East Square Road, Raoping County.

In the 33rd year of Emperor Qin Shihuang (214 BC), Qin sent troops to Pingnan Vietnam and guard the five mountains. Purchase Guilin, Xiangjun and Nanhai. Raoping belongs to Nanhai County. In the forty-fourth year of Jiajing's reign (1565), the Qiuxi River, which was set aside in Huaide Township, belonged to Haiyang County, and the Suwan River, which was set aside in Chenghai County. During the period of the Republic of China (1912 to September 1949), the administrative divisions in eastern Guangdong were renamed nine times, and Raoping came under the name of the administrative divisions in eastern Guangdong. On December 7, 1991, it was under the jurisdiction of Chaozhou City. Raoping has a profound cultural heritage. Chaozhou culture, Hakka culture, red culture, marine culture, She culture, and Fubin culture converge here, forming a unique local culture that is in the same line with Chaozhou culture.

On March 2, 2016, Raoping County was selected as the pilot list of fiscal reform in counties directly under the jurisdiction of Guangdong Province. On May 29, 2020, Raoping County was selected as the county seat new urbanization construction demonstration list. In December 2020, Raoping County was awarded the honorary title of "Guangdong Province Double Support Model City (County)". In July 2022, Raoping County was selected as a provincial pilot county for the "Internet plus" agricultural products project in Guangdong Province.

In 2021, Raoping County's GDP reached 32.444 billion yuan, exceeding 30 billion yuan for the first time, with a year-on-year increase of 11.8% at comparable prices and an average increase of 6.7% in two years.