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]
