# Jalaid Banner

Jalaid Banner (Mongolian: ᠵᠠᠯᠠᠢᠳ ᠬᠣᠰᠢᠭᠤ; Chinese: 扎赉特旗) is a banner under the jurisdiction of Hinggan League in the northeast of the Inner Mongolia, China. Jalaid Mongols live here.

## Administrative divisions

Jalaid Banner has jurisdiction over 8 towns, 2 townships, and 3 sums. The banner's seat of government is located in Inder.
| Name | Simplified Chinese | Hanyu Pinyin | Mongolian (Hudum Script) | Mongolian (Cyrillic) | Administrative division code |
| Towns ||||||
| Inder Town | 音德尔镇 | Yīndé'ěr Zhèn | ᠢᠨᠳᠡᠷ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ | Индра балгас | 152223100 |
| Xinlin Town | 新林镇 | Xīnlín Zhèn | ᠰᠢᠨᠯᠢᠨ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ | Шнлэн балгас | 152223101 |
| Bayan Gol Town | 巴彦高勒镇 | Bāyàngāolè Zhèn | ᠪᠠᠶᠠᠨᠭᠣᠣᠯ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ | Баянгол балгас | 152223102 |
| Hurel Town | 胡尔勒镇 | Hú'ěrlè Zhèn | ᠬᠦᠷᠡᠯ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ | Хүрэл балгас | 152223103 |
| Arban Ger Town | 阿尔本格勒镇 | Ā'ěrběngélè Zhèn | ᠠᠷᠪᠠᠨᠭᠡᠷ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ | Арвангэр балгас | 152223104 |
| Badrah Town | 巴达尔胡镇 | Bādá'ěrhú Zhèn | ᠪᠠᠳᠠᠷᠠᠬᠤ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ | Бадрах балгас | 152223105 |
| Temeji Town | 图牧吉镇 | Túmùjí Zhèn | ᠲᠡᠮᠡᠭᠡᠵᠢ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ | Тэмээж балгас | 152223106 |
| Holbo Town | 好力保镇 | Hǎolìbǎo Zhèn | ᠬᠣᠯᠪᠣᠭ᠎ᠠ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ | Холбоо балгас | 152223107 |
| Townships ||||||
| Bayan Jalag Township | 巴彦扎拉嘎乡 | Bāyànzhālāgā Xiāng | ᠪᠠᠶᠠᠨᠵᠢᠯᠠᠭ᠎ᠠ ᠰᠢᠶᠠᠩ | Баянжлаа шиян | 152223204 |
| Nun Moron Township | 努文木仁乡 | Nǔwénmùrén Xiāng | ᠨᠤᠨᠮᠦ᠋ᠷᠡᠨ ᠰᠢᠶᠠᠩ | Нонамран шиян | 152223205 |
| Sums ||||||
| Bayan Ulan Sum | 巴彦乌兰苏木 | Bāyànwūlán Sūmù | ᠪᠠᠶᠠᠨᠤ᠋ᠯᠠᠭᠠᠨ ᠰᠤᠮᠤ | Баянөлган сум | 152223201 |
| Bulgan Hua Sum | 宝力根花苏木 | Bǎolìgēnhuā Sūmù | ᠪᠤᠯᠠᠭᠠᠨᠬᠤᠸᠠ ᠰᠤᠮᠤ | Булганухаа сум | 152223202 |
| Aldart Sum | 阿拉达尔吐苏木 | Ālādá'ěrtǔ Sūmù | ᠠᠯᠳᠠᠷᠲᠤ ᠰᠤᠮᠤ | Алдарт сум | 152223203 |
Others:
* Temeji Compulsory Isolation and Rehabilitation Center (内蒙古自治区图牧吉强制隔离戒毒所)
* Eastern Branch of Inner Mongolia Prison Administration (内蒙古自治区监狱管理局东部分局)
* Breeding Stock Farm (种畜场)
* Bayi Farm (八一牧场)
* Badrah Farm (巴达尔胡农场)

## Geography

Jalaid is surrounded by the Shenshan Mountains.

## Climate

Climate data for Jalaid Banner (1991–2020 normals) :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −9.8 (14.4) | −4.1 (24.6) | 4.4 (39.9) | 14.5 (58.1) | 22.5 (72.5) | 27.3 (81.1) | 28.7 (83.7) | 27.0 (80.6) | 21.8 (71.2) | 12.7 (54.9) | 0.5 (32.9) | −8.6 (16.5) | 11.4 (52.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −15.8 (3.6) | −10.6 (12.9) | −2.1 (28.2) | 8.0 (46.4) | 16.0 (60.8) | 21.4 (70.5) | 23.6 (74.5) | 21.5 (70.7) | 15.2 (59.4) | 6.3 (43.3) | −5.2 (22.6) | −14.1 (6.6) | 5.4 (41.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −21.0 (−5.8) | −16.1 (3.0) | −7.9 (17.8) | 1.5 (34.7) | 9.5 (49.1) | 15.6 (60.1) | 18.7 (65.7) | 16.5 (61.7) | 9.4 (48.9) | 0.7 (33.3) | −10 (14) | −19.1 (−2.4) | −0.2 (31.7) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 1.5 (0.06) | 2.1 (0.08) | 4.2 (0.17) | 16.6 (0.65) | 31.0 (1.22) | 84.1 (3.31) | 125.9 (4.96) | 90.5 (3.56) | 45.8 (1.80) | 14.0 (0.55) | 3.2 (0.13) | 3.8 (0.15) | 422.7 (16.64) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 2.5 | 1.7 | 3.0 | 4.4 | 7.6 | 12.3 | 13.3 | 11.1 | 7.7 | 4.2 | 2.7 | 3.9 | 74.4 |
| Average snowy days | 5.1 | 3.2 | 4.6 | 1.9 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 4.3 | 6.2 | 27.3 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 59 | 49 | 40 | 37 | 42 | 58 | 70 | 71 | 60 | 50 | 52 | 60 | 54 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 190.2 | 210.6 | 259.9 | 255.9 | 273.8 | 265.3 | 264.7 | 263.6 | 253.6 | 229.3 | 181.0 | 161.5 | 2,809.4 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 68 | 72 | 70 | 63 | 59 | 56 | 56 | 61 | 68 | 69 | 65 | 61 | 64 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration ||||||||||||||
Climate data for Hu'erle Town, Jalaid Banner, elevation 333 m (1,093 ft), (1991–2020 normals) :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −9.3 (15.3) | −3.9 (25.0) | 4.1 (39.4) | 14.1 (57.4) | 22.0 (71.6) | 26.4 (79.5) | 28.2 (82.8) | 26.5 (79.7) | 21.4 (70.5) | 12.7 (54.9) | 0.4 (32.7) | −8.3 (17.1) | 11.2 (52.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −16.4 (2.5) | −11.4 (11.5) | −3.0 (26.6) | 7.0 (44.6) | 14.9 (58.8) | 20.0 (68.0) | 22.5 (72.5) | 20.3 (68.5) | 14.0 (57.2) | 5.2 (41.4) | −6.3 (20.7) | −14.8 (5.4) | 4.3 (39.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −22.3 (−8.1) | −18.1 (−0.6) | −10.1 (13.8) | −0.7 (30.7) | 7.1 (44.8) | 13.2 (55.8) | 16.7 (62.1) | 14.3 (57.7) | 6.8 (44.2) | −1.7 (28.9) | −12.4 (9.7) | −20.5 (−4.9) | −2.3 (27.8) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 1.7 (0.07) | 1.9 (0.07) | 4.3 (0.17) | 16.1 (0.63) | 35.3 (1.39) | 88.9 (3.50) | 145.3 (5.72) | 103.3 (4.07) | 40.7 (1.60) | 15.5 (0.61) | 4.5 (0.18) | 4.1 (0.16) | 461.6 (18.17) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 2.6 | 1.8 | 2.8 | 4.6 | 7.1 | 12.2 | 13.6 | 12.2 | 7.5 | 4.1 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 75.5 |
| Average snowy days | 3.9 | 2.8 | 4.2 | 2.0 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 4.0 | 5.3 | 23.9 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 59 | 49 | 40 | 36 | 42 | 60 | 71 | 72 | 61 | 50 | 53 | 61 | 55 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 213 | 225.1 | 274.4 | 271.1 | 289.1 | 269.1 | 259.9 | 267.3 | 256.3 | 238.1 | 196.6 | 185.7 | 2,945.7 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 76 | 77 | 74 | 66 | 62 | 57 | 55 | 62 | 69 | 72 | 71 | 70 | 68 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration ||||||||||||||

## 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.