Yuanyang County is one of the counties under the jurisdiction of Honghe Prefecture in Yunnan Province. The county is located in the south of Yunnan Province, spanning 74 kilometers from east to west, 55 kilometers from north to south, covering an area of 2212.32 square kilometers. It has jurisdiction over 3 towns and 11 townships, 134 village committees, 4 community residents committees, and 1245 village groups. According to the data of the seventh population census, as of 0:00 on November 1, 2020, the permanent population of Yuanyang County was 359155.

The land of Yuanyang County is all mountainous, without any flat river. The lowest altitude is 144 meters, the highest altitude is 2939.6 meters, the relative height difference is 2795.6 meters, and the annual average temperature is 24.4 ℃; The highest annual rainfall is 1189.1 mm, the lowest is 665.7 mm, and the average is 899.5 mm. Yuanyang County is one of the important producing areas of tropical fruits, cloud tea and gold in Yunnan.

In 2020, Yuanyang County will achieve a GDP of 8.36 billion yuan, an increase of 6.3%; Investment in fixed assets above designated size was 7.425 billion yuan, up 10.1%; Local general public budget revenue was 227 million yuan, an increase of 3%, and local general public budget expenditure was 3.59 billion yuan, completing the number of state-level tasks; The per capita disposable income of urban and rural residents was 34217 yuan and 10251 yuan, up 3.5% and 8.3% respectively.

In August 2021, it was selected as the national key county for rural revitalization.