# Dalad Banner

Dalad Banner (Mongolian: ᠳᠠᠯᠠᠳ ᠬᠣᠰᠢᠭᠤ; Chinese: 达拉特旗) is a banner of western Inner Mongolia, China, lying on the southern (right) bank of the Yellow River. It is under the administration of Ordos City, although it is closer to the city of Baotou, 33 kilometres (21 mi) to the north-northwest.

## Administrative divisions

Dalad Banner is made up of 6 subdistrict, 8 towns, and 1 sum.
| Name | Simplified Chinese | Hanyu Pinyin | Mongolian (Hudum Script) | Mongolian (Cyrillic) | Administrative division code |
| Subdistricts ||||||
| Gongye Subdistrict | 工业街道 | Gōngyè Jiēdào | ᠠᠵᠤ ᠦᠢᠯᠡᠳᠪᠦᠷᠢ ᠶᠢᠨ ᠵᠡᠭᠡᠯᠢ ᠭᠤᠳᠤᠮᠵᠢ | Аж үйлдвэрийн зээл гудамж | 150621001 |
| Zhaojun Subdistrict | 昭君街道 | Zhāojūn Jiēdào | ᠵᠣᠤ ᠵᠢᠶᠦᠨ ᠵᠡᠭᠡᠯᠢ ᠭᠤᠳᠤᠮᠵᠢ | Жуу жион зээл гудамж | 150621002 |
| Xin Subdistrict | 锡尼街道 | Xīní Jiēdào | ᠰᠢᠨ᠎ᠡ ᠵᠡᠭᠡᠯᠢ ᠭᠤᠳᠤᠮᠵᠢ | Шинэ зээл гудамж | 150621003 |
| Baita Subdistrict | 白塔街道 | Báitǎ Jiēdào | ᠴᠠᠭᠠᠨ ᠰᠤᠪᠤᠷᠭ᠎ᠠ ᠵᠡᠭᠡᠯᠢ ᠭᠤᠳᠤᠮᠵᠢ | Цагаан суварга зээл гудамж | 150621004 |
| Xiyuan Subdistrict | 西园街道 | Xīyuán Jiēdào | ᠰᠢ ᠶᠤᠸᠠᠨ ᠵᠡᠭᠡᠯᠢ ᠭᠤᠳᠤᠮᠵᠢ | Ший юан зээл гудамж | 150621005 |
| Pingyuan Subdistrict | 平原街道 | Píngyuán Jiēdào | ᠫᠢᠩ ᠶᠤᠸᠠᠨ ᠵᠡᠭᠡᠯᠢ ᠭᠤᠳᠤᠮᠵᠢ | Пин юан зээл гудамж | 150621006 |
| Towns ||||||
| Shulinzhao Town | 树林召镇 | Shùlínzhào Zhèn | ᠱᠠᠭᠵᠠᠮᠤᠨᠢ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ | Шагжамуни балгас | 150621100 |
| Jegstai Town | 吉格斯太镇 | Jígésītài Zhèn | ᠵᠡᠭᠡᠰᠦᠲᠠᠢ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ | Зээстэй балгас | 150621101 |
| Bainijing Town | 白泥井镇 | Báiníjǐng Zhèn | ᠪᠠᠢ ᠨᠢ ᠵᠢᠩ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ | Бай нь жин балгас | 150621102 |
| Wanggin Ju Town | 王爱召镇 | Wáng'àizhào Zhèn | ᠸᠠᠩ ᠤᠨ ᠵᠤᠤ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ | Вангийн жуу балгас | 150621103 |
| Zhaojun Town | 昭君镇 | Zhāojūn Zhèn | ᠵᠣᠤ ᠵᠢᠶᠦ᠋ᠨ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ | Жуу жион балгас | 150621104 |
| Enghebei Town | 恩格贝镇 | Ēngébèi Zhèn | ᠡᠩᠬᠡᠪᠡᠢ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ | Энхбай балгас | 150621105 |
| Zhonghexi Town | 中和西镇 | Zhōnghéxī Zhèn | ᠵᠦᠩ ᠾᠧ ᠰᠢ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ | Жүн ге ший балгас | 150621106 |
| Fengshuiliang Town | 风水梁镇 | Fēngshuǐliáng Zhèn | ᠹᠧᠩ ᠱᠦᠢ ᠯᠢᠶᠠᠩ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ | Фен шүй лан балгас | 150621107 |
| Sum ||||||
| Zandan Ju Sum | 展旦召苏木 | Zhǎndànzhào Sūmù | ᠽᠠᠨᠳᠠᠨᠵᠤᠤ ᠰᠤᠮᠤ | Занданжуу сум | 150621200 |
Others:
** Dalad Economic Development Zone (达拉特经济开发区)
** Ordos City Ecological Demonstration Zone Management Committee (鄂尔多斯市生态示范区管理委员会)

## Climate

Climate data for Dalad Banner, elevation 1,011 m (3,317 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 7.3 (45.1) | 16.0 (60.8) | 25.3 (77.5) | 33.6 (92.5) | 36.4 (97.5) | 39.8 (103.6) | 39.3 (102.7) | 36.7 (98.1) | 34.8 (94.6) | 27.6 (81.7) | 19.3 (66.7) | 9.9 (49.8) | 39.8 (103.6) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −3.9 (25.0) | 1.8 (35.2) | 9.6 (49.3) | 18.5 (65.3) | 24.6 (76.3) | 29.0 (84.2) | 30.3 (86.5) | 28.0 (82.4) | 23.1 (73.6) | 15.8 (60.4) | 5.9 (42.6) | −2.1 (28.2) | 15.1 (59.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −10.9 (12.4) | −5.6 (21.9) | 2.4 (36.3) | 11.0 (51.8) | 17.5 (63.5) | 22.1 (71.8) | 23.7 (74.7) | 21.5 (70.7) | 15.8 (60.4) | 8.2 (46.8) | −0.8 (30.6) | −8.5 (16.7) | 8.0 (46.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −16.4 (2.5) | −11.6 (11.1) | −3.9 (25.0) | 3.6 (38.5) | 10.0 (50.0) | 15.0 (59.0) | 17.6 (63.7) | 15.8 (60.4) | 9.8 (49.6) | 2.2 (36.0) | −5.9 (21.4) | −13.5 (7.7) | 1.9 (35.4) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −29.7 (−21.5) | −30.3 (−22.5) | −20.7 (−5.3) | −10.5 (13.1) | −2.8 (27.0) | 1.4 (34.5) | 9.8 (49.6) | 5.9 (42.6) | −2.7 (27.1) | −10.0 (14.0) | −22.1 (−7.8) | −30.3 (−22.5) | −30.3 (−22.5) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 1.8 (0.07) | 4.0 (0.16) | 8.6 (0.34) | 12.8 (0.50) | 27.4 (1.08) | 36.0 (1.42) | 78.9 (3.11) | 83.8 (3.30) | 46.5 (1.83) | 17.8 (0.70) | 7.3 (0.29) | 2.1 (0.08) | 327 (12.88) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 1.4 | 2.1 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 5.4 | 7.6 | 9.9 | 9.9 | 7.9 | 4.3 | 2.4 | 1.9 | 59.1 |
| Average snowy days | 2.6 | 3.6 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 2.4 | 3.2 | 15 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 57 | 49 | 41 | 34 | 37 | 46 | 60 | 65 | 63 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 52 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 210.4 | 215.1 | 257.7 | 280.8 | 306.0 | 298.8 | 291.3 | 279.6 | 248.3 | 249.3 | 208.0 | 199.2 | 3,044.5 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 70 | 71 | 69 | 70 | 68 | 67 | 64 | 66 | 67 | 73 | 71 | 69 | 69 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration ||||||||||||||

## Economy

The local industrial zone Dalad Economic Development Zone is home to chemical plants, aluminum smelters, and one of the world's largest bitcoin mining operations. The operator of the zone's bitcoin mine Bitmain produced in 2017 about 5% of the world's daily production of Bitcoin in a facility with 25,000 computers tended to by about 50 employees.
However, Inner Mongolia plans to ban cryptocurrency mining from April 2021.