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.
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
The 2014 Ludian earthquake struck Ludian County, Yunnan, China, with a moment magnitude of 6.1 on 3 August. The earthquake killed at least 617 people, injuring at least 2,400 others. , 112 people remain missing. Over 12,000 houses collapsed and ...
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Administrative divisions
The county government is seated in
Baihetan town. Qiaojia is subdivided into the town and township level divisions:
;12 towns
;4 townships
Climate
See also
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Qiaojia Pine
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Baihetan Dam
References
County-level divisions of Zhaotong
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