Zigong

Zigong
自贡市
Tzu-kung, Tzu-liu-ching
Zigong Dinosaur Museum
Location of Zigong in Sichuan
Location of Zigong in Sichuan
Coordinates (Zigong municipal government): 29°20′20″N 104°46′44″E / 29.339°N 104.779°E / 29.339; 104.779
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceSichuan
Municipal seatZiliujing District
Government
Area
 • Prefecture-level city4,372.6 km2 (1,688.3 sq mi)
 • Urban
1,441 km2 (556 sq mi)
 • Metro
1,441 km2 (556 sq mi)
Population
 (2020 census)[1]
 • Prefecture-level city2,489,256
 • Density570/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
 • Urban
1,297,695
 • Urban density900/km2 (2,300/sq mi)
 • Metro
1,297,695
 • Metro density900/km2 (2,300/sq mi)
GDP[2]
 • Prefecture-level cityCN¥ 114.3 billion
US$ 18.4 billion
 • Per capitaCN¥ 41,447
US$ 6,655
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
ISO 3166 codeCN-SC-03
Websitewww.zg.gov.cn
Zigong
Simplified Chinese自贡
Traditional Chinese自貢
PostalTzukung
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZìgòng
Wade–GilesTzu4-kung4
IPA[tsî.kʊ̂ŋ]

Zigong (Chinese: 自贡, tsih-kung), formed by the merger of the two former towns of Ziliujing (Tzuliuching, literally "self-flow well") and Gongjing (Kungching, literally "offering well"), is a prefecture-level city in Sichuan, Southwestern China.

  1. ^ "China: Sìchuān (Prefectures, Cities, Districts and Counties) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map". citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2022-01-03.
  2. ^ 四川省统计局、国家统计局四川调查总队 (2016). 《四川统计年鉴-2016》. 中国统计出版社. ISBN 978-7-5037-7871-1.