Qingyuan is a prefecture-level city located in northern Guangdong province, China. Situated on the banks of the Bei or North River, it serves as a significant geographical region bordering several neighboring areas, including Guangzhou and Foshan to the south, Shaoguan to the east and northeast, Zhaoqing to the south and southwest, and the provinces of Hunan and Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region to the north.
The city covers a total land area of 19,015 km2 (7,342 sq mi), making it the largest prefecture-level division in Guangdong by land area. While its urban core is surrounded by mountainous terrain, it maintains direct connectivity to Guangzhou and the Pearl River Delta via Highway 107. As of the 2020 census, Qingyuan had a total population of 3,969,473, with over 1.7 million residents living in the urbanized districts of Qingcheng and Qingxin. Cantonese is the primary spoken language of the region.