| Qiaojia County | |
| Settlement Type: | County |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within China |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | People's Republic of China |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Yunnan |
| Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture-level city |
| Subdivision Name2: | Zhaotong |
| Area Total Km2: | 3245 |
| Population As Of: | 2019 |
| Population Total: | 625000 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | CST |
| Utc Offset: | +8 |
| Elevation M: | 900 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 654600 |
| Area Code: | 0870 |
| Footnotes: | Yunnan e-Portal |
| Elevation Max Point: | Dianyaoshan |
| Elevation Min Point: | Xiluodu reservoir |
| Elevation Min M: | 600 |
| Elevation Max M: | 4041.6 |
| Population Urban: | 175700 |
Qiaojia County is a county in the northeast of Yunnan province, China, bordering Sichuan province to the north and west. The population was 625,000 in 2019, 33,200 of whom belonged to ethnic minorities.[1] It is both the southernmost and westernmost county-level division of Zhaotong City and located entirely on the right bank of the Jinsha River. The river valleys of Qiaojia are some of the lowest points in Yunnan province, at around 900 meters. The name of the county literally means 'City of industrious artisans'.[2]
The county is noted for being the site of the Baihetan Dam, located 40 km from the county seat. Construction of the dam required resettlement of 44,919 Qiaojia residents.
Qiaojia is located at the junction of several geological faults.[3] [4] It was hit by a magnitude 5.0 earthquake in 2020,[5] and also affected by the 2014 Ludian earthquake.[6]
The county government is seated in Baihetan town. Qiaojia is subdivided into the town and township level divisions:
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