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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.

Haixi Mongolian and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai Autonomous Prefecture, referred to as Haixi Prefecture, is located in the north of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and the west of Qinghai Province, with high terrain in the northwest and low in the southeast, which is a typical alpine and dry continental climate zone; the state has a total area of 300700 square kilometers and has jurisdiction over 3 county-level cities, 3 counties and 1 administrative region; in 2017, the resident population is 515200. Haixi Mongolian and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture is the Qudi of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, with Tibet in the south, Gansu in the north and Xinjiang in the west. It is at the center of the confluence of the four provinces and regions of Qinghai, Gansu and New Tibet, and was once the auxiliary road of the ancient "Silk Road" leading to the Western region. Lanxila optical cable, Qingxin optical cable, Qinghai-Tibet 750 kV AC / DC interconnection line run through the whole territory, Golmud-Lhasa product oil pipeline and Xianning-Lanlan gas pipeline are distributed, Qinghai-Tibet railway and national highway.
Travel Sights In Haixi Mongolian and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture
Travel Notes In Haixi Mongolian and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture
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