# Zhaojue County

Zhaojue County (Chinese: 昭觉县, Yi: 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'.

## Administrative divisions

Zhaojue County comprises 11 towns and 9 townships.
| Name | Simplified Chinese | Hanyu Pinyin | Yi | Romanized Yi | Administrative division code |
| Towns ||||||
| Xincheng Town | 新城镇 | Xīnchéng Zhèn | ꑝꍰꍔ | xit chep zhep | 513431100 |
| Chengbei Town | 城北镇 | Chéngběi Zhèn | ꍰꀙꍔ | chep bip zhep | 513431101 |
| Zhuhe Town | 竹核镇 | Zhúhé Zhèn | ꍘꉈꍔ | zhup hxi zhep | 513431102 |
| Guqu Town | 谷曲镇 | Gǔqū Zhèn | ꈭꐎꍔ | ggup qu zhep | 513431103 |
| Bi'er Town | 比尔镇 | Bǐ'ěr Zhèn | ꀘꆳꍔ | bi hly zhep | 513431104 |
| Jiefanggou Town | 解放沟镇 | Jiěfànggōu Zhèn | | | 513431105 |
| Sanchahe Town | 三岔河镇 | Sānchàhé Zhèn | ꌒꍣꉼꍔ | sa cha hop zhep | 513431106 |
| Sikai Town | 四开镇 | Sìkāi Zhèn | ꌩꇽꍔ | syr kie zhep | 513431107 |
| Dimo Town | 地莫镇 | Dìmó Zhèn | ꅔꃀꍔ | ndip mop zhep | 513431108 |
| Guli Town | 古里镇 | Gǔlǐ Zhèn | | | 513431109 |
| E'er Town | 俄尔镇 | É'ěr Zhèn | ꈷꇓꍔ | mguo lur zhep | 513431110 |
| Townships ||||||
| Meigan Township | 美甘乡 | Měigān Xiāng | ꂮꈜꑣ | mit gga xie | 513431205 |
| Boluo Township | 博洛乡 | Bóluò Xiāng | ꁨꆌꑣ | bbop no xie | 513431210 |
| Tebuluo Township | 特布洛乡 | Tèbùluò Xiāng | ꄮꁮꇉꑣ | te bbu lo xie | 513431227 |
| Qingheng Township | 庆恒乡 | Qìnghéng Xiāng | ꏿꊌꑣ | qip wep xie | 513431228 |
| Buyue Township | 补约乡 | Bǔyuē Xiāng | ꁮꒀꑣ | bbu yop xie | 513431231 |
| Jinqu Township | 金曲乡 | Jīnqǔ Xiāng | ꏢꐎꑣ | ji qu xie | 513431234 |
| Zepu Township | 则普乡 | Zépǔ Xiāng | ꋯꁌꑣ | nzi pu xie | 513431238 |
| Riha Township | 日哈乡 | Rìhā Xiāng | ꏝꊂꑣ | ryp wa xie | 513431244 |
| Hagan Township | 哈甘乡 | Hāgān Xiāng | ꉐꈜꑣ | hxa gga xie | 513431245 |

## Atulie'er Village

The remote Atulie'er village (Atulie'ercun, 阿土列尔村), is located in the Zhi'ermo Township (支尔莫乡) of Zhaojue County. The village was the focus of a Chinese news video and photojournalism that became international news in May, 2016. Villages such as Atuli'er are often dubbed cliff villages due to their height and remoteness.

## Climate

Climate data for Zhaojue, elevation 2,132 m (6,995 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 23.9 (75.0) | 25.6 (78.1) | 30.8 (87.4) | 31.0 (87.8) | 33.0 (91.4) | 33.1 (91.6) | 31.3 (88.3) | 31.9 (89.4) | 31.6 (88.9) | 28.4 (83.1) | 24.6 (76.3) | 21.5 (70.7) | 33.1 (91.6) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 9.0 (48.2) | 12.5 (54.5) | 17.0 (62.6) | 20.4 (68.7) | 22.1 (71.8) | 22.7 (72.9) | 24.8 (76.6) | 24.9 (76.8) | 21.5 (70.7) | 16.8 (62.2) | 14.6 (58.3) | 9.9 (49.8) | 18.0 (64.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 1.7 (35.1) | 4.6 (40.3) | 8.5 (47.3) | 12.6 (54.7) | 15.3 (59.5) | 17.4 (63.3) | 19.2 (66.6) | 18.8 (65.8) | 15.9 (60.6) | 11.6 (52.9) | 7.8 (46.0) | 3.2 (37.8) | 11.4 (52.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −2.1 (28.2) | −0.2 (31.6) | 3.2 (37.8) | 7.4 (45.3) | 10.9 (51.6) | 14.0 (57.2) | 15.6 (60.1) | 15.0 (59.0) | 12.6 (54.7) | 8.8 (47.8) | 4.1 (39.4) | −0.3 (31.5) | 7.4 (45.4) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −11.3 (11.7) | −10.2 (13.6) | −7.4 (18.7) | −2.3 (27.9) | −0.1 (31.8) | 7.8 (46.0) | 8.6 (47.5) | 7.4 (45.3) | 3.2 (37.8) | −0.4 (31.3) | −5.6 (21.9) | −17.0 (1.4) | −17.0 (1.4) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 9.6 (0.38) | 12.0 (0.47) | 29.5 (1.16) | 56.7 (2.23) | 105.2 (4.14) | 217.3 (8.56) | 209.5 (8.25) | 161.0 (6.34) | 134.1 (5.28) | 71.3 (2.81) | 20.5 (0.81) | 8.3 (0.33) | 1,035 (40.76) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 6.2 | 6.8 | 9.7 | 12.5 | 15.7 | 20.8 | 18.8 | 17.0 | 17.1 | 17.0 | 7.8 | 6.7 | 156.1 |
| Average snowy days | 7.0 | 6.2 | 3.5 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.8 | 4.9 | 23.7 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 75 | 69 | 67 | 69 | 74 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 84 | 85 | 80 | 78 | 77 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 150.0 | 162.7 | 205.7 | 206.0 | 184.8 | 126.2 | 151.3 | 168.5 | 125.8 | 112.0 | 150.2 | 140.4 | 1,883.6 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 46 | 51 | 55 | 53 | 44 | 30 | 36 | 42 | 35 | 32 | 47 | 44 | 43 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration ||||||||||||||