Zitong County is a county in the northeast of Sichuan Province, China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Mianyang. It has an area of 1438 km2, and a population of 380,000 in 2002. Its seat is 172 km from Chengdu, and 49 km from Mianyang. It was made a county. Famous people include: Sima Xiangru, Pu Fuzhou, Hai Deng, Li Youxing.

Administrative divisions

Zitong County comprises 15 towns and 1 township:

Historical sites

Zitong has three historical sites listed in the official list of Chinese national historic sites.:

Aftermath of the 2008 Earthquake

Zitong, like neighbouring counties, was located near the epicentre of the 2008 Sichuan earthquake. Infrastructures in Zitong was partly destroyed, and drinking water was not available. Also the Qiqushan Temple, who is since 1996 on the official list of Chinese national historical sites was partly destroyed by the earthquake.

Climate