| Zhaojue County | |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Settlement Type: | County |
| Pushpin Map: | Sichuan#China |
| Pushpin Label: | Zhaojue |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the seat in Sichuan |
| Coordinates: | 28.014°N 102.843°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | China |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Sichuan |
| Subdivision Type2: | Autonomous prefecture |
| Subdivision Name2: | Liangshan |
| Seat Type: | County seat |
| Seat: | Xincheng |
| Area Total Km2: | 2699 |
| Population Total: | 252435 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Timezone: | China Standard |
| Utc Offset: | +8 |
| Elevation Max M: | 3878 |
| Elevation Min M: | 520 |
| S: | 昭觉县 |
| T: | 昭覺縣 |
| P: | Zhāojué Xiàn |
| Order: | st |
| Lang1: | Yi |
| Lang1 Content: | Sichuan Yi; Nuosu: ꏪꐦꑤ Romanisation: juo jjop xiep |
Zhaojue County (Sichuan Yi; Nuosu: ꏪꐦꑤ) is a county in the south of Sichuan Province, China. It is under the administration of the Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture. It has a population of 322,600 as of 2021, including 98.53% Yi. The name Zhaojue is a transliteration in Chinese of the Yi words for 'mountain eagle's plain', or 'sloped plain'.[2] [3]
Zhaojue County comprises 11 towns and 9 townships.
| Name | Simplified Chinese | Hanyu Pinyin | Yi | Romanized Yi | Administrative division code | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Towns | ||||||
| Xincheng Town | Chinese: 新城镇 | Sichuan Yi; Nuosu: ꑝꍰꍔ | 513431100 | |||
| Chengbei Town | Chinese: 城北镇 | Sichuan Yi; Nuosu: ꍰꀙꍔ | 513431101 | |||
| Zhuhe Town | Chinese: 竹核镇 | Sichuan Yi; Nuosu: ꍘꉈꍔ | 513431102 | |||
| Guqu Town | Chinese: 谷曲镇 | Sichuan Yi; Nuosu: ꈭꐎꍔ | 513431103 | |||
| Bi'er Town | Chinese: 比尔镇 | Sichuan Yi; Nuosu: ꀘꆳꍔ | 513431104 | |||
| Jiefanggou Town | Chinese: 解放沟镇 | 513431105 | ||||
| Sanchahe Town | Chinese: 三岔河镇 | Sichuan Yi; Nuosu: ꌒꍣꉼꍔ | 513431106 | |||
| Sikai Town | Chinese: 四开镇 | Sichuan Yi; Nuosu: ꌩꇽꍔ | 513431107 | |||
| Dimo Town | Chinese: 地莫镇 | Sichuan Yi; Nuosu: ꅔꃀꍔ | 513431108 | |||
| Guli Town | Chinese: 古里镇 | 513431109 | ||||
| E'er Town | Chinese: 俄尔镇 | Sichuan Yi; Nuosu: ꈷꇓꍔ | 513431110 | |||
| Townships | ||||||
| Meigan Township | Chinese: 美甘乡 | Sichuan Yi; Nuosu: ꂮꈜꑣ | 513431205 | |||
| Boluo Township | Chinese: 博洛乡 | Sichuan Yi; Nuosu: ꁨꆌꑣ | 513431210 | |||
| Tebuluo Township | Chinese: 特布洛乡 | Sichuan Yi; Nuosu: ꄮꁮꇉꑣ | 513431227 | |||
| Qingheng Township | Chinese: 庆恒乡 | Sichuan Yi; Nuosu: ꏿꊌꑣ | 513431228 | |||
| Buyue Township | Chinese: 补约乡 | Sichuan Yi; Nuosu: ꁮꒀꑣ | 513431231 | |||
| Jinqu Township | Chinese: 金曲乡 | Sichuan Yi; Nuosu: ꏢꐎꑣ | 513431234 | |||
| Zepu Township | Chinese: 则普乡 | Sichuan Yi; Nuosu: ꋯꁌꑣ | 513431238 | |||
| Riha Township | Chinese: 日哈乡 | Sichuan Yi; Nuosu: ꏝꊂꑣ | 513431244 | |||
| Hagan Township | Chinese: 哈甘乡 | Sichuan Yi; Nuosu: ꉐꈜꑣ | 513431245 | |||
See main article: Atulie'er. The remote Atulie'er village[4] (Atulie'ercun, Chinese: 阿土列尔村), is located in the Zhi'ermo Township (Chinese: 支尔莫乡)[5] of Zhaojue County. The village was the focus of a Chinese news video and photojournalism that became international news in May, 2016.[6] Villages such as Atuli'er are often dubbed cliff villages due to their height and remoteness.