Its jurisdiction covers Qingcheng District, Qingxin County, Fogang County, Lianshan Zhuang and Yao Autonomous County and Liannan Yao Autonomous County, Yangshan County, Yingde City and Lianzhou City.

• 南连广州、佛山，北接湖南、广西，东及东北与韶关市相邻，西及西南与肇庆市为界，总面积1.；9万平方公里，约占全省总面积的1/10；