Xainza
- not to be confused with Naktsang Town in the Haa District of southwestern Bhutan
Town in Tibet, China
30°56′5″N 88°42′17″E / 30.93472°N 88.70472°E / 30.93472; 88.70472 (2004)
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]
- 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
- ^ Dorje (2009), p. 397.
- ^ a b "Xainza Town". CCGuide.cn. Retrieved 31 March 2012.
- ^ 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
- Photo of Xainza Town
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- Beila
- Biru
- Baqên
- Bilung
- Chacang
- Codoi
- Cuoma
- Domar
- Dongqiao
- Ganda
- Gangnyi
- Jiangda
- Jiaqiong
- Lhari
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- Nyainrong
- Nyewo
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- Pana
- Qiangma
- Rongdoi
- Sato
- Sewu
- Shela
- Sima
- Sog
- Tandui
- Tanggo
- Tumain
- Xagquka
- Xainza
- Xarma
- Yanshiping
- Zabbe
- Zala
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- Zamar
- Zaindainxoi
- Zharen
- Zhongyu
- Cona Lake
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- Geren Lake
- Mujiu Lake
- Anzi Lake
- Guomang Lake
- Cuo'e
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