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Dalad Banner (Mongolian: ᠳᠠᠯᠠᠳ ᠬᠣᠰᠢᠭᠤ Далад қосиу Dalad qosiɣu; simplified Chinese: 达拉特旗; traditional Chinese: 達拉特旗; pinyin: Dálātè Qí) is a banner of western Inner Mongolia, People's Republic of 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.

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达拉特旗ᠳᠠᠯᠠᠳᠬᠣᠰᠢᠭᠤ
Dalad
Location in Inner Mongolia
Coordinates: 40°24′N 110°02′E
CountryPeople's Republic of China
RegionInner Mongolia
Prefecture-level cityOrdos
Elevation
1,009 m (3,310 ft)
Population
 (2017)
  Total370,000[1]
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)

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.[1] 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.[1]

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