• Bakersfield
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Bakersfield is a city in Kern County, California, United States. It is the county seat and largest city of Kern County. The city covers about 151 sq mi (390 km2) near the southern end of the San Joaquin Valley and the Central Valley region. Bakersfield's population as of the 2020 census was 403,455, making it the 48th-most populous city in the United States of America and the 9th-most populous city in California. The Bakersfield–Delano Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Kern County, had a 2020 census population of 909,235, making it the 62nd-largest metropolitan area in the United States. The more built-up portion of the metro area that includes Bakersfield and areas immediately around the city, such as East Bakersfield, Oildale, and Rosedale, has a population of 523,994.

Bakersfield is a significant hub for both agriculture and energy production. Kern County is the most productive oil-producing county in California and the fourth-most productive agricultural county (by value) in the United States. Industries in and around Bakersfield include natural gas and other energy extraction, mining, petroleum refining, distribution, food processing, and corporate regional offices. The city is the birthplace of the country music genre known as the Bakersfield sound.

Alashankou, which belongs to Bortala Mongolia Autonomous Prefecture of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous region, is built according to Alashan pass. It is located between Alatao Mountain and Baruch Mountain, bordering Kazakhstan in the north, Tali County in Tacheng area in the east, Abby Lake in the south and Bole City in the west. It is 79 kilometers away from the state capital Bole, 477 kilometers away from Urumqi by railway and 500 kilometers by road, and 12 kilometers away from the adjacent Dosterk port in Kazakhstan. The total area of the city is 1204 square kilometers. It has jurisdiction over Ala Street and Ebinur Lake Town, with a permanent population of 11000. In May 2011, the State Council approved the establishment of Alashankou Comprehensive Free Trade Zone. In December 2012, Alashankou City was established. In 2014, the local GDP of Alashankou City reached 4.27 billion yuan, an increase over the same period in 2013.
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