Qiaojia County
Qiaojia County
巧家县 | |
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Location of Qiaojia County (red) and Zhaotong Prefecture (pink) within Yunnan province of China | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Yunnan |
| Prefecture-level city | Zhaotong |
| Area | |
| 3,245 km2 (1,253 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 900 m (3,000 ft) |
| Highest elevation (Dianyaoshan) | 4,041.6 m (13,259.8 ft) |
| Lowest elevation (Xiluodu reservoir) | 600 m (2,000 ft) |
| Population (2019) | |
| 625,000 | |
| • Density | 190/km2 (500/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 175,700 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (CST) |
| Postal code | 654600 |
| Area code | 0870 |
| Website | www |
| Yunnan e-Portal | |
Qiaojia County (Chinese: 巧家县; pinyin: Qiǎojiā Xiàn) 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. 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'.
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. It was hit by a magnitude 5.0 earthquake in 2020, and also affected by the 2014 Ludian earthquake.