Zhanang
Tibetan name |
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Tibetan script :
གྲ་ ནང་ རྫོང
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Wylie transliteration : gra nang rdzong
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Official transcription of the PRCh : Chanang
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THDL transcription : To it
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Other spellings: -
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Chinese name |
Traditional :
扎囊 縣
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Simplified :
扎囊 县
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Pinyin : Zhānáng Xiàn
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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.):
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 |
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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% |
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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 .
Web links
- 扎囊 县 (中国 行政 区划 网 )
Coordinates: 29 ° 28 ' N , 91 ° 37' E