Jiuzhaigou County


Jiuzhaigou County is a county of Sichuan Province, China. It is under the administration of the Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture">Tibetan people">Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture. Formerly called Nanping County, it was renamed in 1998 to reflect the fact that the Jiuzhaigou Valley is located within its administration. The county seat,, was created in 2013 by the merger of Yongle Town, Yongfeng Township, and Anle Township.
The county consists of nine villages in a valley in Sichuan Province. The main ethnic group in the county is Han, with the second being Tibetan. The county seat has an altitude of about. It has a total area of. As of 2015, the county's total population was 67,519.

Administrative divisions

Jiuzhaigou County contains fives towns, seven townships, and two other township-level divisions.

Economy

The economy of Jiuzhaigou County primarily depends on tourism. In 2023 it totalled RMB 7.2 billion in revenue from 7 million tourists, accounting for 78.5% of the local income.
Jiuzhaigou produces four designated origin agricultural products: Jiuzhaigou persimmon, Jiuzhaigou honey, Jiuzhai Daodang and Jiuzhai pork. Other notable products are Jiuzhaigou sweet cherries and Cordyceps mushroom.
The industrial output mainly concerns power generation and gold mining.