It is under the administration of the Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture.

[3] Formerly called Nanping County (南坪县; Nánpíng Xiàn), it was renamed in 1998 to reflect the fact that the Jiuzhaigou Valley is located within its administration.

[4] The county seat, Nanping [zh], was created in 2013 by the merger of Yongle Town (永乐镇), Yongfeng Township (永丰乡), and Anle Township (安乐乡).

The main ethnic group in the county is Han, with the second being Tibetan.

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