Chentang
| Chentang | |
|---|---|
| Town | |
  Chentang Location within Tibet | |
| Coordinates: 27°52′03″N 87°24′54″E / 27.86750°N 87.41500°ECoordinates: 27°52′03″N 87°24′54″E / 27.86750°N 87.41500°E | |
| Country | China |
| Region | Tibet |
| Prefecture | Shigatse |
| County | Dinggyê |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 2,043 |
| Time zone | China Standard (UTC+8) |
Chentang, officially Zhêntang Town (Chinese: 陈塘镇) is a town in Dinggyê County, in the Shigatse prefecture-level city of the Tibet Autonomous Region of China. It is a border town on the China-Nepal border and lies on the Pum River. At the time of the 2010 census, the town had a population of 2,043.[1]As of 2013, it had 6 communities under its administration.
There is a significant population of Xiarba people in the vicinity. Buddhists, they are stated to be good dancers, with similarities to many ethnic groups in Nepal.[2]
References
- ↑ "China: Shigatse, Xigazê / 日喀则地区革". National Bureau of Statistics of China, accessed via Citypopulation.de. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
- ↑ Zhang, Xiaoming (2004). China's Tibet. 五洲传播出版社. p. 25. ISBN 978-7-5085-0608-1.
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