Zhaojue County is subordinate to Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture of Sichuan Province, located in the southwest of Sichuan Province, between 27 ° 45 ′ - 28 ° 21 ′ N and 102 ° 22 ′ - 103 ° 19 ′ E. Located in the heart of Daliang Mountain, it is 100 kilometers west of Xichang, the capital of the state. It is adjacent to Meigu and Leibo County in the east, Jinyang, Butuo and Puge County in the south, Xichang City and Xide County in the west, and Yuexi County in the north. The county is 95.28 kilometers long from east to west, 66.15 kilometers wide from south to north, and covers an area of 2557.21 square kilometers.

In 2010, Zhaojue County governed 1 town and 46 townships, mainly including Yi, Tibetan and other ethnic groups. Zhaojue is a county with a large population of Yi people in the country. It gathers four major dialects: Shiza, Suodi, Adu and Yinuo.

According to the data of the seventh population census, as of 0:00 on November 1, 2020, the permanent population of Zhaojue County was 252435.

In September 2016, the State Council approved Zhaojue County as a national key ecological functional area. On September 25, 2018, it was awarded the honorary title of "2018 Comprehensive Demonstration County of E-commerce in Rural Areas" by the Ministry of Commerce.

In 2019, Zhaojue County's GDP reached 3.919 billion yuan, ranking 13th in the prefecture with a growth rate of 5.3% and 8th in the prefecture. Among them, the added value of the first industry is 1.249 billion yuan, ranking the 10th in the whole state, with a growth rate of 3.2%, and ranking the 4th in the whole state; The added value of the second industry is 485 million yuan, ranking 15 in the whole state, with a growth rate of - 11.6%, and ranking 15 in the whole state; The added value of the third industry is 2.185 billion yuan, ranking the 10th in the prefecture, with the growth rate of 11.2%, and the 3rd in the prefecture. The ratio of the three industries was adjusted to 31.9:12.4:55.7 from 32.1:14.4:53.5 last year.