Jiuzhaigou County (Qiang: Rrggucua) is a county of Sichuan Province, China. It is under the administration of the Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture. Formerly called Nanping County, it was renamed in 1998 to reflect the fact that the Jiuzhaigou Valley is located within its administration. The county seat,, was created in 2013 by the merger of Yongle Town (永乐镇), Yongfeng Township (永丰乡), and Anle Township (安乐乡). The county consists of nine villages in a valley in Sichuan Province. The main ethnic group in the county is Han, with the second being Tibetan. The county seat has an altitude of about 1400 m. It has a total area of 5286 km2. As of 2015, the county's total population was 67,519.

Administrative divisions

Jiuzhaigou County contains fives towns, seven townships, and two other township-level divisions.

Climate