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not to be confused with Naktsang Town in the Haa District of southwestern Bhutan

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]

Footnotes

  1. ^ Dorje (2009), p. 397.
  2. ^ a b "Xainza Town". CCGuide.cn. Retrieved 31 March 2012.
  3. ^ 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.

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