Jalaid Banner, or Zalaite or Zhalaite, officially Jalaid Qi Zhalaite Banner, Hinggan League is a banner under the jurisdiction of Hinggan League in the northeast of the Inner Mongolia

Inner Mongolia

Inner Mongolia is an autonomous region of the People's Republic of China, located in the northern region of the country. Inner Mongolia shares an international border with the countries of Mongolia and the Russian Federation...

 Autonomous Region, People's Republic of China.

Administration

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

Economy

Major economic sectors include timber

Timber

Timber may refer to:* Timber, a term common in the United Kingdom and Australia for wood materials * Timber, Oregon, an unincorporated community in the U.S...

 production, sheep farming, cereal crops and livestock

Livestock

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 export

Export

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Town twinning

It has had a formal friendship link with Portsmouth

Portsmouth

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, England

England

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since May 2004.

External links

• Jalaid Banner - official website