Yuli County is subordinate to Bayingolin Mongolian Autonomous Prefecture of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Located at the southern foot of the Tianshan Mountains, the northeast edge of the Tarim Basin, and in the southeast of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, with a total area of 59200 square kilometers, it has jurisdiction over 50 administrative villages and 12 communities in 5 townships, 3 towns, and 5 units stationed in the county directly by the second division (31 regiments, 33 regiments, 34 regiments of the second division, and Chala water pipe office, and the downstream management station of the Kongque River of the Tahe Bayingolin Administrative Bureau). In 2019, the registered residence population of Yuli County was 107487.

Yuli, also known as "Lop Nur", derives its name from "Lop Nur", which means "a lake full of water and grass". National Highway 218 runs through the county and is one of the important transportation hubs in southern Xinjiang. It is particularly rich in mineral resources and tourism resources, and is known as Korla's "back garden". On July 29, 2020, it was included in the naming list of national health towns (counties) in the 2017-2019 cycle.

In 2019, Yuli County's GDP was 6699.78 million yuan, the added value of the primary industry was 314.216 million yuan, the added value of the secondary industry was 659.54 million yuan, the general public budget revenue was 295.73 million yuan, and the general public budget expenditure was 1865.45 million yuan.