Xainza
Town in Tibet, China From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Town in Tibet, China From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
Xainza | |
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Tibetan transcription(s) | |
• Tibetan | ཤན་རྩ་རྫོང |
• Wylie transliteration | shan rtsa rdzong |
• official transcription (PRC) | Xainza |
• THDL | Shentsa |
Chinese transcription(s) | |
• Traditional | 申扎镇 |
• Simplified | 申扎县 |
• Pinyin | Shēnzhā Xiàn |
Coordinates: 30°56′5″N 88°42′17″E | |
Country | China |
Region | Tibet |
Prefecture | Nagqu Prefecture |
County | Xainza County |
Area | |
• Total | 2,146 km2 (829 sq mi) |
Population (2004) | |
• Total | 17,000 |
• 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]
The township-level division contains the following settlements:[2]
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