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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.

Longchuan, known as "Yuanyuan" in Dai language, means the place where the sun shines. Dehong Prefecture, Yunnan Province, is located in the southwest border of China, connected with Myanmar by mountains and rivers and buildings. The border is 50.899 kilometers long, with a land area of 1931 square kilometers and a total population of 181580 (2010). The county seat Zhangfeng is 779km away from Kunming, the provincial capital. It is the end of China's southwest border. Longchuan County has jurisdiction over eight townships and four towns and one state-owned farm, with a total area of 1913 square kilometers, with an area of 350000 mu of arable land, with a per capita cultivated land of nearly 3 mu. The county has a total population of 180000, including 120000 agricultural people. The main ethnic minorities in the territory are Jingpo, Dai, Achang, Lisu, Deang and Hui, which have the largest population distribution of Jingpo and Achang in China. Longchuan is a typical frontier multi-ethnic farmer.
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