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 , and a population of in 2002. Its seat is from Chengdu, and 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:
towns Wenchang 文昌镇 Changqing 长卿镇 Xuzhou 许州镇 Liya 黎雅镇 Wolong 卧龙镇 Guanyi 观义镇 Manao 玛瑙镇 Shiniu 石牛镇 Ziqiang 自强镇 Renhe 仁和镇 Shuangban 双板镇 Jinlong 金龙镇 Wenxing 文兴镇 Yanwu 演武镇 Hongren 宏仁镇 township Baoshi 宝石乡
Historical sites Zitong has three historical sites listed in the official list of Chinese national historic sites.:"Denkmäler der Volksrepublik China (Sichuan)", German Wikipedia Qiqushan temple (Qiqushan damiao, ) Liye tower (Liye que, ) Wolongshan temple (Wolong shan Qianfo yan shiku, )
Aftermath of the 2008 Earthquake Zitong, like neighbouring counties, was located near the epicentre of the 2008 Sichuan earthquake."China Earthquake Events, May 2008" , GLOBAL ATLAS on Crisis Areas by the European Commission 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."Earthquake partly destroyed the Qiqushan-Temple"
Climate
References
External links
Official website of Zitong County government