Administrative Divisions
Although the region has rich history into antiquity, the prefecture-level city called "Zigong" is a modern name. In 1939, two older cities were combined to make Zigong - Ziliujing (some have romanized this name as "Tzeliutsing") and Gongjing to be named Zigong. The Zigong name is a combination of both older cities names.
Today there are four municipal districts and two counties of the Zigong Prefecture. The information here presented uses the metric system and data from 2010 Census.
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| # | English Name | Simplified | Traditional | Pinyin | Area | Population | Density |
| 1 | Ziliujing District | 自流井区 | 自流井區 | Zìliújǐng Qū | 153 | 346,401 | 2,264 |
| 2 | Da'an District | 大安区 | 大安區 | Dà'ān Qū | 400 | 382,245 | 956 |
| 3 | Gongjing District | 贡井区 | 貢井區 | Gòngjǐng Qū | 418 | 260,607 | 623 |
| 4 | Yantan District | 沿滩区 | 沿灘區 | Yántān Qū | 469 | 272,809 | 582 |
| 5 | Rong County | 荣县 | 榮縣 | Róng Xiàn | 1,598 | 590,640 | 370 |
| 6 | Fushun County | 富顺县 | 富順縣 | Fùshùn Xiàn | 1,333 | 826,196 | 620 |
Both previous cities - Gongjing and Ziliujing made up what had become one of the busiest saltworks (or saltyards as they are called locally) in China - the Furong Saltyard. The main products were a uniquely rich salt called "hua" salt - which dominated salt from the other Sichuan producers and the "ba" salt which became popular in other provinces in China.
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