Xiapu County, established in the 12th year of Yongzheng's reign in the Qing Dynasty (1734), belongs to Funing Prefecture and is now under the jurisdiction of Ningde City. It is located in the northeast of Fujian Province and the northwest of the Taiwan Strait. It was once the political, economic and cultural center of eastern Fujian. As it is located in the coastal area, it is a peninsula type area. The land area of the whole county is 1716 square kilometers, and the sea area is 29592.6 square kilometers. The coastline is 505 kilometers long, accounting for one eighth of the province and ranking first in the province. There are more than 400 islands. The long coastline and numerous islands and harbors have become the geographical characteristics of Xiapu. It is a port city on the northeast wing of the economic zone on the west coast of the Strait in the southeast coast of China. It is a coastal economic open county approved by the State Council of the People's Republic of China, the earliest trade port opened to Taiwan in Fujian, the "hometown of kelp in China", the "hometown of laver in China", and is known as the "hub of Fujian and Zhejiang", "hometown of fish and rice", and "coastal Zou Lu".

According to the data of the seventh population census, as of 0:00 on November 1, 2020, the permanent resident population of Xiapu County was 475936.

In 2021, the total output value of Xiapu County will be 31.022 billion yuan, up 12.8% year on year.