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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.

Gar County, located in the westernmost part of Tibet, along the Sengezangbu and Garzangbu basins, is one of the 18 border counties in Tibet. The area is 17197 square kilometers. The cultivated area is 8900 mu. The total population is 42000. It has jurisdiction over 4 townships, 1 town and 11 administrative villages. Gar County is surrounded by mountains, the middle is low and flat, the average elevation is about 4350 meters, and the highest elevation is 6554 meters. There are 12 large and small lakes in the county, of which the larger ones are Langjiu Lake and Xinga Lake. There are three main highways in Gar County, namely, Yeshi Highway, Ari Highway and Hei Highway. The mileage of highways in the country is 498 kilometers. With Shiquanhe Town as the center, Kunsha Airport is officially opened to traffic, and the natural cutting becomes open to traffic. In October 2018, the people's Government of Tibet Autonomous region formally approved that Gar County withdrew from poverty-stricken counties (districts).
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