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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.

Lintao County, known as Didao in ancient times, belongs to Dingxi City, Gansu Province, and gets its name because of the Tao River in the territory. Lintao County is located in the middle of Gansu Province and the west of Dingxi City. It is located in the confluence zone of the Loess Plateau and the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. Tao River, the largest tributary in the upper reaches of the Yellow River, passes through the city. As of October 2018, the county has a total area of 2851 square kilometers and a total population of 552900. There are 21 ethnic groups, including Han, Hui and Dongxiang, under the jurisdiction of 12 towns and 6 townships, with the county government stationed in Taoyang Town. Lintao has been a famous city in the northwest and an important town in Longyou since ancient times. it is located on the main road of the ancient Silk Road and is one of the important birthplaces of the ancient culture of the Yellow River. Since the establishment of Didao County in the 18th year of King Zhou'an (384 BC) and the establishment of Longxi County in the 27th year of King Zhao of Qin Dynasty (280 BC), it has been a county, state, state, government and county government.
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