Zhanang County
扎囊县 • གྲ་ནང་རྫོང་། Dranang, Chanang | |
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.png) Location of Zhanang County within Tibet | |
  Zhanang County Location in Tibet  Zhanang County Zhanang County (China) | |
| Coordinates: 29°27′54″N 91°36′40″E / 29.46500°N 91.61111°E | |
| Country | China |
| Autonomous region | Tibet |
| Prefecture-level city | Shannan (Lhokha) |
| County seat | Dratang |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,141.92 km2 (827.00 sq mi) |
| Population (2020)[1] | |
| • Total | 36,656 |
| • Density | 17/km2 (44/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Website | www |
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| Simplified Chinese | 扎囊县 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 扎囊縣 | ||||||
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| Tibetan | གྲ་ནང་རྫོང་། | ||||||
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Zhanang County or Dranang (Tibetan: གྲ་ནང་རྫོང, Chinese: 扎囊县) is a county of Shannan (Lhokha) in the Tibet Autonomous Region, China. The capital town of county is Dratang town, with a monastery named Dratang.[2]
Dranang County is home to Samye Monastery, the first Buddhist monastery in Tibet, and many other monasteries, including Mindrolling Monastery.
Dranang County is separated into northern and southern parts by the Yarlung Tsangpo River. In 2015 a bridge near Dratang Town was finished, connecting the northern and southern parts of the county. Until 2015 there were regular rafts for transportation of people or small goods.
- ^ "山南市第七次全国人口普查主要数据公报" (in Chinese). Statistics Bureau of Lhoka. 2021-06-24.
- ^ "Dratang". The Treasury of Lives. Retrieved 2018-09-15.