Jalaid Banner

Jalaid Banner
扎赉特旗
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Jalaid Qi
Jalaid
Location in Inner Mongolia
Coordinates:
Country People's Republic of China
Region Inner Mongolia
League Hinggan League
Area
 • Total 11,000 km2 (4,247.1 sq mi)
Elevation 192 m (630 ft)
Population
 • Total 400,000
 • Density 36.4/km2 (94.2/sq mi)
Time zone China Standard Time (UTC+8)
Postal code 137600
Area code(s) 0482
Website http://www.zlt.gov.cn/

'Jalaid Banner, or Zalaite or Zhalaite, officially Jalaid Qi (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.

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Administration

Jalaid has jurisdiction over 7 towns and 8 villages. The administrative center is Yinder (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]

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