Yongchang County belongs to jinchang, Gansu Province, which is located in the northwest of Gansu Province, the east of Hexi Corridor, the northern foot of Qilian Mountain and the southern edge of Alashan Prefecture. Wuwei in the east, Jinchuan in the north, Shandan in the west and Sunan in the south. Geographical coordinates are10104'-10243' and 37 47'-38 39' north latitude. The longest distance from east to west 144.8km, and the widest distance from north to south 144.55km, with a total area of 7439.27km2 ..

As of 20 14, Yongchang County has jurisdiction over 6 towns and 4 townships, * *1/administrative villages, 9 17 villagers' groups and 10 communities with a total population of 235,300 (at the end of 20 17)

In 20 17, Yongchang County achieved a regional GDP of 6.796 billion yuan, an increase of 3.5% compared with 20 16. 20 18 10 10, Gansu province * * * approved Yongchang County to quit poverty-stricken counties.