Zhaotong
Zhaotong City | |
|---|---|
| Chinese transcription(s) | |
| • Chinese | 昭通市 |
| • Pinyin | Zhāotōng Shì |
.png) Location of Zhaotong Prefecture (yellow) within Yunnan province of China | |
| Country | China |
| Region | Yunnan |
| Prefecture | Zhaotong Prefecture |
| Area | |
| • Total | 23,192 km2 (8,954 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 5,459,000 |
| • Density | 240/km2 (610/sq mi) |
| Postal code | 657000 |
| Area code | 0870 |
| License plate prefixes | 云C |
| GDP (2007) | CNY 22.54 billion |
| - per capita | CNY 4,346 |
| - per capita | CNY 4,346 |
| Admin division code | 530600 |
| Website | http://www.zt.gov.cn/ |
| Further information | |
Zhaotong (Chinese: 昭通市; pinyin: Zhāotōng Shì) is a prefecture-level city in the northeast of Yunnan province in the People's Republic of China.
Demography
The prefecture, almost exclusively agricultural, is one of the poorest in China, which led the authorities to encourage young people to migrate to other parts of eastern and southern China to find work. For the year 2003, the number of emigrants was 650,000.
The government wanted the number to increase by 50,000 in 2004.
Transport
- Zhaotong Airport (ZAT), flight destinations to all major cities in Yunnan
- Train service to Kunming
- Zhaotong is connected to the Chongqing-Kunming National Highway network.
Economy
The main industries in the prefecture are mining, tobacco and cement manufacturing
Zhaotong has some of the largest Lignite sources in China
Administrative divisions
- Zhaoyang District (昭阳区), municipal government headquarters
- Ludian County (鲁甸县)
- Qiaojia County (巧家县)
- Yanjin County (盐津县)
- Daguan County (大关县)
- Yongshan County (永善县)
- Suijiang County (绥江县)
- Zhenxiong County (镇雄县)
- Yiliang County (彝良县)
- Weixin County (威信县)
- Shuifu County (水富县)
See also
External links
27°19′N 103°43′E / 27.317°N 103.717°E
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