Xinyuan County, subordinate to the Ili Kazak Autonomous Prefecture of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, is located at the east end of the Ili River valley, bordering Hejing County in the southeast, Gongliu County in the southwest, and Nilek County in the north. The total area of the county is 7581 square kilometers, with 9 towns, 2 townships and 2 state-owned farms under its jurisdiction. By the end of 2019, the total number of households in Xinyuan County was 91400, with a registered residence population of 314700.

Xinyuan County is surrounded by mountains on three sides, with a special terrain of high in the east and low in the west, high in the middle and low in the middle on both sides. It is a continental semi-arid climate zone in the north temperate zone, with an average annual frost-free period of 160 days and an average annual precipitation of 280-1200 mm from west to east. National Highway 217, National Highway 218 and Provincial Highway 316 crisscross the territory. 24 kinds of minerals such as gold, copper, iron, granite and marble have been proved in Xinyuan County; Among them, the prospective reserves of iron are nearly 180 million tons, and the proved reserves are more than 50 million tons; The proved reserves of gold are 86.7 tons, and that of copper is 80000 tons (metal). Xinyuan County mainly includes Han, Kazak, Uygur and other nationalities.

In 2021, Xinyuan County will achieve a GDP of 12.776 billion yuan, an increase of 10.5%; The general public budget revenue was 743 million yuan, up 29%.