Renbu County is located in the south of Tibet Autonomous Region and east of Xigaze City. Its geographical coordinates are between 89°45 "~90°22" east longitude and 29°02 "~29°30" north latitude. It is adjacent to Langkazi County of Shannan City in the east, Jiangze County in the south, Sangzhusi District and Nanmulin County of Shigatse City in the west, and Nimu County of Lhasa City in the north across the river. 130 km from Shigatse City. The total area is 2,124.11 square kilometers. According to the seventh census, the permanent population of Renbu County was 33,530 as of midnight on November 1, 2020.

Renbu County is located between Gangdisi Mountain and the Himalayas, the territory of high mountains and deep valleys, mountains, ravines, rivers densely covered, the average elevation of about 3950 meters. The main rivers are Yarlung Zangbo River, and its tributaries, Chaqu, Zaqu and so on. It is a temperate semi-arid plateau monsoon climate.

In 2019, the GDP of Renbu County reached 675.51 million yuan, an increase of 8.9% year on year.
On February 6, 2019, the People's Government of the Tibet Autonomous Region decided to withdraw Renbu County from poverty.