Zhaoyang District () is the only district and the seat of the city of Zhaotong, in the northeast of Yunnan Province, China. It borders the provinces of Guizhou to the east and Sichuan to the west.
Zhaoyang District borders Weining County, Guizhou to the east, Ludian County and Qiaojia County to the south, Jinyang County, Sichuan across the Jinsha River to the west, and Yiliang County, Daguan County and Yongshan County to the north.
Zhaoyang County has 3 subdistricts, 10 towns, 3 townships and 4 ethnic townships.