Zhaotong

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subdivision_name1 = Yunnan
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subdivision_name2 = Zhaotong Prefecture
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postal_code =657000
area_code =0870
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blank1_info =CNY 22.54 billion
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blank2_info =CNY 4,346
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website = http://www.zt.gov.cn/
footnotes = [http://www.yn.xinhuanet.com/gov/2006-05/15/content_6980672.htm Further information]

Zhaotong (Chinese: ; 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)

ee also

*Xiangjiaba Dam
*Xiluodu Dam

References

* [http://www.norway.cn/environment/energy/zhaotong.htm Zhaotong Community Development Program] - Norwegian Embassy

External links

* [http://www.zhaotong.gov.cn/ Official Site]
* [http://map.vbgood.com/China_city_map_collection/zhaotong.htm Zhaotong city map]