not to be confused with Naktsang Town in the Haa District of southwestern Bhutan
Xainza (also Naktsang,Dorje (2009), p. 397. 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. The township was established by the Chinese in 1961. The main occupation is animal husbandry, mainly yak, goat and sheep rearing.
Villages The township-level division contains the following settlements:
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
References Dorje, Gyurme. Footprint Tibet Handbook. 4th Edition. (2009) Bath, U.K.
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