Xainza

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not to be confused with Naktsang Town in the Haa District of southwestern Bhutan
Xainza
Town
Tibetan transcription(s)
 • Tibetanཤན་རྩ་རྫོང
 • Wylie transliterationshan rtsa rdzong
 • official transcription (PRC)Xainza
 • THDLShentsa
Chinese transcription(s)
 • Traditional申扎镇
 • Simplified申扎县
 • PinyinShēnzhā Xiàn
Xainza is located in Tibet
Xainza
Xainza
Location within Tibet
Coordinates: 30°56′5″N 88°42′17″E / 30.93472°N 88.70472°E / 30.93472; 88.70472
CountryChina
RegionTibet
PrefectureNagqu Prefecture
CountyXainza County
Area
 • Total2,146 km2 (829 sq mi)
Population
 (2004)
 • Total17,000
 • Major Nationalities
Tibetan
 • Regional dialect
Tibetan language
Time zone+8

Xainza (also Naktsang,[1] Xainza Town or Shantsa) is a town and township-level administrative unit and seat of Shentsa County or Xainza County, Nagqu Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region, China.

It covers an area of 2146 square kilometres and in 2004 had a total population of about 17,000.[2] The township was established by the Chinese in 1961.[3] The main occupation is animal husbandry, mainly yak, goat and sheep rearing.[3]

Villages[]

The township-level division contains the following settlements:[2]

  • (neighborhood) (嘎桑多居委会)
  • (neighborhood) (融塞多居委会)
  • (拿查村)
  • Luopu (罗普村 )
  • (羌戎村)
  • (曲布村)
  • (永珠沃玛村)
  • (仁那多村)

Footnotes[]

  1. ^ Dorje (2009), p. 397.
  2. ^ a b "Xainza Town". CCGuide.cn. Retrieved 31 March 2012.
  3. ^ a b 申扎镇 (in Chinese). Hudong Encyclopedia. Retrieved 31 March 2012.

References[]

  • Dorje, Gyurme. Footprint Tibet Handbook. 4th Edition. (2009) Bath, U.K.

External links[]

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