Jalaid Banner

Jalaid Banner, officially Jalaid Qi (Mongolian: ᠵᠠᠯᠠᠢᠳ ᠬᠣᠰᠢᠭᠤ Jalaid qosiɣu; simplified Chinese: 扎赉特旗; traditional Chinese: 紮賚特旗; pinyin: Zālàitè Qí) Zhalaite Banner, Hinggan League is a banner under the jurisdiction of Hinggan League in the northeast of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, People's Republic of China. Jalaid Mongols live here.

Jalaid Banner

扎赉特旗ᠵᠠᠯᠠᠢᠳᠬᠣᠰᠢᠭᠤ
Jalaid
Location in Inner Mongolia
Coordinates: 46°43′N 122°54′E
CountryPeople's Republic of China
RegionInner Mongolia
LeagueHinggan League
Area
  Total11,000 km2 (4,000 sq mi)
Elevation
192 m (630 ft)
Population
  Total400,000
  Density36/km2 (94/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard Time)
Postal code
137600
Area code(s)0482
Websitehttp://www.zlt.gov.cn/

Administration

Jalaid has jurisdiction over 7 towns and 8 villages. The administrative center is Inder (音德尔镇).

Geography

Jalaid is surrounded by the Shenshan Mountains.

Economy

Major economic sectors include timber production, sheep farming, cereal crops and livestock export.

Town twinning

It has had a formal friendship link with Portsmouth, England since May 2004.[1]

References

  1. Portsmouth City Council. "Zha Lai Te Qi, China China: Friendship Link with Portsmouth since 2004". Archived from the original on 2012-07-26. Retrieved 2009-01-05.


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