Xainza

Last updated
not to be confused with Naktsang Town in the Haa District of southwestern Bhutan
Xainza
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
China Tibet location map.svg
Red pog.svg
Xainza
Location within Tibet
Coordinates: 30°56′5″N88°42′17″E / 30.93472°N 88.70472°E / 30.93472; 88.70472
Country China
Region Tibet
Prefecture Nagqu Prefecture
County Xainza County
Area
  Total2,146 km2 (829 sq mi)
Population
 (2004)
  Total17,000
   Major Nationalities
Tibetan
   Regional dialect
Tibetan language
Time zone +8

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.

Contents

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. 1 2 "Xainza Town". CCGuide.cn. Retrieved 31 March 2012.
  3. 1 2 申扎镇 (in Chinese). Hudong Encyclopedia. Retrieved 31 March 2012.

Related Research Articles

Villages, formally village-level divisions in China, serve as a fundamental organizational unit for its rural population. Basic local divisions like neighborhoods and communities are not informal, but have defined boundaries and designated heads. In 2000, China's densely populated villages had a population greater than 500 million and covered more than 2 million square kilometers, or more than 20% of China's total area. By 2020, all incorporated villages had road access, the last village to be connected being a remote village in Sichuan province's Butuo County.

Xainza County County in Tibet, China

Xainza County, also Shantsa, Shentsa, is a county within Nagqu of the Tibet Autonomous Region of China. In 1999 the county had a population of 16,190.

Zhicheng Town in Hubei, Peoples Republic of China

Zhicheng is a town in Yidu County-level city, Yichang Prefecture-level city, Hubei Province, China. It is situated on the right (southern) shore of the Yangtze River, some 15 km southeast from downtown Yidu.

Taktser Village in Qinghai, Peoples Republic of China

Taktser or Tengtser or Hongya Village is a village in Shihuiyao Township, Ping'an District, Haidong, in the east of Qinghai province, China,. Tibetan, Han and Hui Chinese people populate the village which is notable as the birthplace of the 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso.

Jiaqiong Town Town in Tibet, China

Jiaqiong or Jakhyung Town, also known as Jongnag is a small town and township-level division in Baingoin County, Nagqu in the Tibet Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China. It covers an area of 2,993 square kilometres (1,156 sq mi) and as of 2010 it had a population of 2926 people. Jiaqiong lies to the northwest of Beila, to the east of Amdo County, and south of Shuanghu County.

Zharen Town in Tibet, China

Zharen, also Zaring or Zharencun is a small town and township-level division of Amdo County in the Nagqu Prefecture of the Tibet Autonomous Region, in China. It is located at the side of the G109 road, 41.9 kilometres (26.0 mi) south of Amdo Town on the road from Nagchu Town, and approximately 20 kilometres (12 mi) east of the southern tip of Cona Lake. It has a population of 7875, living in 1479 households.

Tancheng, Pingtan County Town in Fujian, China

Tancheng (潭城镇) is the seat of Pingtan County, in Fuzhou, Fujian, China (PRC) seating its executive, legislature, judiciary, CPC and PSB branches. It is located on Haitan Island.

Sandouping Town in Hubei, Peoples Republic of China

Sandouping is a town in Yiling District of Yichang prefecture-level city in the Chinese province of Hubei. It is located on the right (southern) bank of the Yangtze River, next to Yiling District's border with Zigui County to the west. Sandouping is best known as the location of the Three Gorges Dam, which is the world's largest electricity-generating plant of any kind.

Baidi is a small village in Baidi Township, Nagarzê County, Lhoka (Shannan) Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region, China. It is located at the western end of Yamdrok Lake. Near the village the Yamdrok Hydropower Station, the largest power station in Tibet, was completed and dedicated in 1996.

Pana, Tibet Town in Tibet, China

Pana, or Pagnag, also known as Anduo, or Amdo, is a town and the seat of Amdo County in the Nagqu Prefecture of the Tibet Autonomous Region, in China. It lies 464 kilometres north of Lhasa and 138 km north of Nagqu. As of 2004 its jurisdiction had a population of about 2700, 683 of which were living in the town of Pana. The principal economic activity is animal husbandry, pastoral yak, goat, sheep, and so on. Blueschist outcrops are found in the area. The villagers in recent times organized a railway protecting committee to select locals to monitor the Qinghai-Tibet Railway.

"Constructed on the southern side of the Dangla Mountains, Amdo is a Chinese-style town on the Qinghai-Tibet Highway. The road here leads off to the west, heading towards the Mt. Kailash area via the Changthang Plateau. Many of the buses from Golmud to Lhasa used to stay overnight here."

Qiangma Town in Tibet, China

Qiangma, also Qangma or Qiangmazhen is a small town and township-level division of Amdo County in the Nagqu Prefecture of the Tibet Autonomous Region, in China. It is located just south of Zi Getangcuo Lake, 90.7 kilometres (56.4 mi) southwest of Amdo Town. It covers an area of 5,467 square kilometres (2,111 sq mi) and as of 2004 it had a population of about 1700. The principal economic activity is animal husbandry, pastoral yak, goat, sheep, and so on.

Yanshiping Town in Tibet, Peoples Republic of China

Yanshiping is a small town physically situated in the southwest of Qinghai province, China. However, it is under the jurisdiction of Amdo County in the Nagqu Prefecture of the Tibet Autonomous Region. At an elevation of 4,720 metres (15,490 ft), it is one of the highest year-round settlements in the world.

Liuji, Xiaogan Town in Hubei, Peoples Republic of China

Liuji is a town of Dawu County in northeastern Hubei province, China, located 33 kilometres (21 mi) southeast of the county seat.

Xinshi, Jingshan County Town in Hubei, Peoples Republic of China

Xinshi is a town in and the seat of Jingshan County in Jingmen, east-central Hubei province, China. The towns geographical coordinates are 31° 1' 19" North, 113° 6' 11".

Long or Nong is an unclassified Loloish language of Huaning County, Yunnan, China. It is also called Luowu 罗婺.

Adu is an unclassified Loloish language of Huaning County, Yunnan, China.

Wulipu Town in Hubei, Peoples Republic of China

Wulipu is a town in the northwest corner of Shayang County, Jingmen, Hubei Province, China. The name 'Wulipu' means 'a relay station for post horses five Li away from the city'.

Wutuan Town in Hunan, China

Wutuan is a rural town in Chengbu Miao Autonomous County, Hunan, China. As of the 2015 census it had a population of 13,476 and an area of 173-square-kilometre (67 sq mi). The town shares a border with Pingdeng Town to the west, Dingping Township to the east, Baimaoping Township to the north, and Weijiang Township to the south. It is a major border trade town, because its north and west sides are Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.

Chenjiagang Town in Jiangsu, Peoples Republic of China

Chenjiagang, often abbreviated to Chengang, is a town in Xiangshui County, Jiangsu, China.

References