Yutian County is under the jurisdiction of Hotan Prefecture, Xinjiang. The Qing Dynasty was placed in Tian County, named after the ancient country of the Han Dynasty. In 1959, it was simplified to Yutian County. Yutian County is located in the southwest of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. It borders Minfeng County in the east, Taklimakan Desert in the north and Shaya County, Cele County in the west, and Gaize County and Ritu County in the Tibet Autonomous Region in the south. The total area is 403200 square kilometers. As of December 2017, it has jurisdiction over 13 townships, 2 towns, 3 farms, 2 sub-district offices, 205 administrative villages and 766 villagers' groups. By the end of 2019, the registered residence population was 288620.

From 2006 to 2010, the total regional GDP of Yutian County reached 4.415 billion yuan, 1.87 times of the total value from 2001 to 2005. In 2019, Yutian County's GDP was 3806.05 million yuan, the added value of the primary industry was 916.03 million yuan, the added value of the secondary industry was 577.19 million yuan, the general public budget revenue was 295.25 million yuan, and the general public budget expenditure was 5896.66 million yuan.

Yutian County's famous and high-quality specialties include liquorice, barley, red dates, etc; The scenic spots mainly include Kazilak Site, Kaladun Site, Dariyaboyi, etc.