Zhangqiu District, affiliated to Jinan City of Shandong Province, is located in the central part of Shandong Province, the east of Jinan City, the northeast of Taishan, the south bank of the Yellow River, is located between 36°25 '-37°09' north latitude, 117°10 '-117°35' east longitude, west Licheng District, east Zibo City Zhoucun District, Zichuan District, Tai 'an City Daiyue District, Jinan City Laiwu District, It borders Zouping City in the northeast and Jiyang District in the northwest across the Yellow River [59]. Zhangqiu District lies in mountains, hills and plains, high in the south and low in the north, and the Yellow River flows through the north. Zhangqiu District is a warm temperate zone sub - humid continental monsoon climate. Four distinct seasons, rain and heat in the same season. By 2020, Zhangqiu District covers an area of 1,719 square kilometers, with jurisdiction over 17 subdistricts, 1 town and 921 villages. According to the seventh census data, as of midnight on November 1, 2020, Zhangqiu District had a permanent population of 1,075,784.

Zhangqiu District has won honorary titles such as "National Model City of Double Support", "National Sanitary City" and "Hometown of Black Pottery in China". In December 2017, it was selected as one of China's top 100 Industrial counties. In September 2018, the White Paper on the Development of China's Top 100 Regions in 2018 was released in Beijing. In November 2018, it was selected as one of the top 100 Industrial Areas in 2018. In July 2019, it was listed as a demonstration county (district) of National IPR Strong County Project. In November 2019, it was selected into the list of the second batch of counties (districts) that reached the standard of water-saving social construction. In 2019, a four-star pilot city will be established to build a new type of smart city.

In 2020, the region's GDP reached 100.25 billion yuan, an increase of 7.2 percent over the previous year at comparable prices.