Gaozhou City and Maoming City are county-level cities located in the southwest of Guangdong Province. The city covers a total area of 3,276 square kilometers and governs 23 towns and 5 streets. According to the data of the seventh census, as of 0: 00 1 1 on June 2020, the permanent population of Gaozhou was 1328657.

Gaozhou is located in the transportation hub of western Guangdong and eastern Guangxi, where Luozhan Railway, Baomao Expressway, Shanzhan Expressway, Yunmao Expressway, 207 national highway, National Highway 359 and Provincial Highway 1 13, 280 and 283 intersect vertically and horizontally. ?

Gaozhou is a "strong city of education in Guangdong Province", "a county medical center" and the only "national medical reform demonstration county (city)" in Guangdong Province. Historically, Gaozhou was known as the "four major towns of culture and education in Guangdong". Gaozhou is rich in products, which is a big agricultural city in Guangdong Province, and its total agricultural output value ranks first among counties (cities) in Guangdong for many years.

Known as "China No.1 Fruit City", "Li Xiang, China" and "National Greening Model County (City)". Gaozhou, the birthplace of Theory of Three Represents, was once known as "a banner of comprehensive development in Guangdong mountainous areas". From June, 5438 to February, 2020, China Academy of Social Sciences published the list of top 400 county economic development reports in China, Gaozhou 156.