According to official website, Suining Municipal People's Government, Suining City is located in the middle of Sichuan Basin and the middle reaches of Fujiang River, which is an important part of Chengdu-Chongqing Economic Zone and Chengdu Plain Economic Zone. It governs Chuanshan, Anju "two districts" and Shehong, Pengxi and Britain "three counties".

Suining, with an area of 5,325 square kilometers and a total population of 3.8 million, was founded in 1985. Suining, as a place name, began after Huan Wen, a general in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, which means "to calm the war and achieve peace".