Qihe County is located at the southernmost tip of Dezhou City and faces the "Spring City" Jinan across the Yellow River. It has a total area of 1,411 square kilometers and a permanent population of 700,000.
Qihe has a superior location and developed transportation. Located at the intersection of the Beijing-Shanghai Economic Corridor and the Yellow River Ecological Corridor, the close circle and core zone of the strategic planning of the "One Circle" are positioned as the important West Wing of the old and new kinetic energy conversion leading area in Jinan. There are 4 railways, 4 highways, 5 national provincial highways, and 7 high-speed entrances and exits. It takes 20 minutes to Jinan City and Jinan West Railway Station, and 30 minutes to Jinan Yao Qiang International Airport. There are 4 intercity buses in Jinan-Qihe River, 4 Yellow River Bridges are connected to Jinan. It is an important node city in Jinan's half-hour life circle.
Qihe is rich in resources . It is the only county along the Yellow River in Dezhou City, with 62.5 kilometers along the Yellow River. Qihe is rich in coal, oil, quartz, high-quality mineral water, etc. The coverage area of hot springs accounts for 85 % of the county's total area.