Xainza

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.

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
Location within Tibet
Coordinates: 30°56′5″N 88°42′17″E
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

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]

  • Gasangduo (neighborhood) (嘎桑多居委会)
  • Rongsaiduo (neighborhood) (融塞多居委会)
  • Nacha (拿查村)
  • Luopu (罗普村 )
  • Qiangrong (羌戎村)
  • Qubu (曲布村)
  • Yongzhu Woma (永珠沃玛村)
  • Rennaduo (仁那多村)

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

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