Zitong County

Zitong County 梓潼县
County
Zitong Panoramic 31°37′56″N 105°09′32″E / 31.63211769254885°N 105.1589985519027°E / 31.63211769254885; 105.1589985519027
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 / 31.643; 105.171
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.