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Xainza

Town in Tibet, China

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

Xainza (also Naktsang, 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.

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The township-level division contains the following settlements:

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