Zitong County
梓潼县 | |
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 Zitong Panoramic 31°37′56″N 105°09′32″E / 31.63211769254885°N 105.1589985519027°E | |
.png) Location of Zitong County (red) within Mianyang City (yellow) and Sichuan | |
| Coordinates: 31°38′35″N 105°10′16″E / 31.643°N 105.171°E | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Sichuan |
| Prefecture-level city | Mianyang |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,438 km2 (555 sq mi) |
| Population (2018)[1] | |
• Total | 309,000 |
| • Density | 210/km2 (560/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Zitong County (Chinese: 梓潼县; pinyin: Zǐtóng Xiàn) 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 1,438 km2 (555 sq mi), and a population of 380,000 in 2002. Its seat is 172 km (107 mi) from Chengdu, and 49 km (30 mi) from Mianyang. It was made a county as early as B.C. 285, in Qin Dynasty[citation needed].
Famous people include: Sima Xiangru, Pu Fuzhou, Hai Deng, Li Youxing.