Covering a total area of 294 square kilometers and with a population of 351,100, Gaoling district has seven neighborhood committees and 86 village committees under its jurisdiction.

In 2021, the district's GDP reached 38.47 billion yuan with a year-on-year increase of 2.73 percent.

Located in the central part of the Guanzhong Plain of Shaanxi province, Gaoling district is 20 kilometers to either the Bell Tower of Xi'an or Xianyang International Airport, and 7 kilometers to the new administration center of the city. With Xi'an-Tongchuan and Xi'an-Yumenkou expressways running from the north to the south through the region, the totally flat district is a piece of promising land for investment.

Stretching 20.55 kilometers from the south to the north, and 20.1 kilometers from the east to the west, the district is dubbed as "the cabbage core" of the Guanzhong Plain. Gaoling is a piece of flat land, and has always been part of the capital area of the ancient capital Chang'an during the 13 dynasties. From the west to the east the Weihe River runs through the south of the county, zigzagging over 20 kilometers, which is why in ancient times the region was advantageous in river transportation. From the northwest to the southeast the Jinghe River runs into the Weihe River at the northeast of Jingweibu in Jingwei Township, extending 13 kilometers within the county. For a period of over 2,000 years, the region has benefited from the irrigation of the two rivers, and the waters of the two rivers cut the area naturally into three parts.

Ancient cultural relic sites such as Zhaohui Pagoda of the Tang Dynasty, the stone tablet of Li Sheng and the ruins of Dongwei Bridge are scattered in the county. Established in 350 BC, the 12th year of the rule of the Duke of Xiao, Gaoling is one of the earliest counties ever established in the history of the country.

Gaoling district's GDP in 2023 reached 42.7 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 11.3 percent.