Zizhong County, as a county-level administrative unit, is managed by Neijiang City and located in the middle reaches of Tuojiang River, passing through Xiamen-Chengdu Expressway. Its geographical coordinates are: 104 27'- 105 07'e, 29 34'-30 24' n Zizhong County is adjacent to Shuangqiao Township in Dongxing District and Zhouli Town in Anyue County, with Ziyang in the east, Quan 'an in the downtown area, Shi Jia Town in the downtown area, Gaoshi Town in Weiyuan County in the south and Weiyuan in the west. Zizhong County covers an area of1733.96km2 (the largest district (county) in Neijiang City, with a permanent population of 1308834 (as of 20 10,13 1). In 20 13, Zizhong County achieved a regional GDP of 21657.25 million yuan, an increase of 9.5% over 20 12.