not to be confused with Naktsang Town in the Haa District of southwestern Bhutan
Xainza | |
Translit Lang1 Type: | Tibetan |
Translit Lang1 Info: | ཤན་རྩ་རྫོང |
Translit Lang1 Info1: | shan rtsa rdzong |
Translit Lang1 Type2: | pronunciation in IPA |
Translit Lang1 Info3: | Xainza |
Translit Lang1 Type4: | THDL |
Translit Lang1 Info4: | Shentsa |
Translit Lang1 Type5: | other transcriptions |
Translit Lang2 Type: | Traditional |
Translit Lang2 Info: | 申扎镇 |
Translit Lang2 Info1: | 申扎县 |
Translit Lang2 Info2: | Shēnzhā Xiàn |
Translit Lang2 Info6: | --> |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Pushpin Map: | China Tibet |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within Tibet |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | China |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Tibet |
Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture |
Subdivision Name2: | Nagqu Prefecture |
Subdivision Type3: | County |
Subdivision Name3: | Xainza County |
Area Total Km2: | 2146 |
Population As Of: | 2004 |
Population Total: | 17000 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Major Nationalities |
Population Blank1: | Tibetan |
Population Blank2 Title: | Regional dialect |
Population Blank2: | Tibetan language |
Timezone: | +8 |
Coordinates: | 30.9347°N 88.7047°W |
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. The main occupation is animal husbandry, mainly yak, goat and sheep rearing.[3]
The township-level division contains the following settlements:[2]