Zhanang

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Tibetan name
Tibetan script :
གྲ་ ནང་ རྫོང
Wylie transliteration :
gra nang rdzong
Official transcription of the PRCh :
Chanang
THDL transcription :
To it
Other spellings:
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Chinese name
Traditional :
扎囊 縣
Simplified :
扎囊 县
Pinyin :
Zhānáng Xiàn
Location of Zhanang County (pink) in Shannan Governorate (yellow) in Tibet Autonomous Region

Zhanang ( Tibetan : གྲ་ ནང་ རྫོང , transcription after Wylie : gra nang rdzong; also Dranang Dzong or Chanang ) is a district in the administrative district of Shannan in the Tibet Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China . It has an area of ​​2,141.92 square kilometers and according to the census of 1990 33,291 inhabitants, of which 33,156 Tibetans and 126 Han Chinese (2000 census: 35,278 inhabitants).

The important monasteries Samye , Mindrölling , Dingpoche Monastery and Dorje Drag are located in Zhanang (see “ Northern Treasures ”).

Administrative structure

At the municipality level, the district is made up of two large municipalities and three municipalities. These are (pinyin / chin.):

  • Zhatang Municipality 扎 塘镇
  • Greater community Sangye桑耶镇
  • Zhaqi Township 扎 期 乡
  • Jiru Parish 吉 汝 乡
  • Community Anzha安扎乡

Ethnic breakdown of the population of Zhanang (2000)

The census in 2000 counted 35,278 residents in Zhanang.

Name of the people Residents proportion of
Tibetans 35,018 99.26%
Han 235 0.67%
Hui 8th 0.02%
Miao 5 0.01%
Tujia 4th 0.01%
Others 8th 0.02%

gallery

  • Zhanang

  • Samye Monastery

  • Red stupa in Samye

  • Landscape at Samye Monastery

  • Yarlung Tsangpo

  • Sand dunes

  • Yarlung Tsangpo

literature

  • Róng Zhànduī 绒 占 堆 , Shānnán 山南 , Beijing, Wǔzhōu chuánbō chūbǎnshè 五洲 传播 出版社 2000, ISBN 7-80113-398-6 .
  • Guojia cèhuìjú diming yánjiūsuǒ 国家测绘局地名研究所 , Xizang diming 西藏地名 / bod ljongs sa ming བོད་ ལྗོངས་ ས་ མིང (Tibetan place names) , Beijing, Zhōngguó Zàngxué chūbǎnshè 中国藏学出版社 1995, ISBN 7-80057-284 -6 .

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Coordinates: 29 ° 28 '  N , 91 ° 37'  E