Zhaozhou County

Zhaozhou County is a county of southwestern Heilongjiang province, People's Republic of China, bordering Jilin province to the south. It is under the jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city of Daqing.

History
History of Jin says that in the eighth year of Tianhui(during the reign of Emperor Jianwen of Jin) since the Taizu defeated the Liao Dynasty, the King Zhaoji was here. And he was built as a state with a county called Shixing. Because of its name Zhaozhou, it was called Zhaozhou.

Administrative divisions
Zhaozhou County is divided into 6 towns and 6 townships.
 * 6 towns
 * Zhaozhou (肇州镇), Yongle (永乐镇), Fengle (丰乐镇), Zhaoyanggou (朝阳沟镇), Xingcheng (兴城镇), Erjing (二井镇)
 * 6 townships
 * Shuangfa (双发乡), Tuogu (托古乡), Zhaoyang (朝阳乡), Yongsheng (永胜乡), Yushu (榆树乡), Xinfu (新福乡)

Demographics
The population of the district was 424,602 in 1999.