- not to be confused with Naktsang Town in the Haa District of southwestern Bhutan
Xainza | |
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| 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 |
  Xainza Location within Tibet | |
| Coordinates: 30°56′5″N 88°42′17″E / 30.93472°N 88.70472°E | |
| Country | China |
| Region | Tibet |
| Prefecture | Nagqu Prefecture |
| County | Xainza County |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,146 km2 (829 sq mi) |
| Population (2004) | |
| • Total | 17,000 |
| • 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.
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]