• 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.

Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture is an autonomous prefecture under the jurisdiction of Gansu Province, located in the southwest of Gansu Province, located in the northeast edge of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and the western part of the Loess Plateau, with high terrain in the northwest and low in the southeast, and has the characteristics of continental seasonal climate. The city has a total area of 38521 square kilometers and has jurisdiction over seven counties and one city, with a total population of 742300 in 2017. In Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, there are Gahai-Zecha two national nature reserves, Lianhuashan and Yeliguan National Forest Park, as well as dozens of beautiful natural scenic spots such as Sangke grassland, the first song of the Yellow River, Dayugou and so on. There are 121 Tibetan Buddhist monasteries, including Xiahe Labrang Temple, Zhuoni Zen Temple and Luqu Langmu Monastery, which are protected by national cultural relics. There are more than ten revolutionary historical relics, such as the natural insurance Lazikou and the ruins of the Russian conference, which have the experience of the long March of the Red Army.
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