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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.

Baihe County Qin Wei County, belonging to Hanzhong County; renamed Fengli County in the Northern Zhou Dynasty, belonging to Xiyu County; abolished in Song Dynasty; Baihe Castle was built in Xunyang in the eighth year of Chenghua (1472); Baihe County was set up in the 12th year of Chenghua (1476), named after Baishi River in the territory. Baihe County is located in the eastern part of Bashan, Ankang City, Shaanxi Province. It faces the Han River in the north, Yunxi County in Hubei Province across the river, Yunxian County in Hubei Province in the east and Zhushan County in the south, and Xunyang County in the west. The terrain is high in the south and low in the north, the mountains and ditches of the whole county alternate, the Han River crosses from the north of the county from west to east, and the Lengshui River and Baishi River flow into the Han River from the southwest to the northeast of the county. The administrative region is divided into 12 towns and 128 administrative villages (communities). The length from east to west is 53.3 km (map distance), the width from north to south is 41.5 km, and the total area is 14.
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